Football Recap: Mendenhall Comes Up Short

Thursday just wasn't the day for Mendenhall's offense. They were beaten by the Northeast Jones Tigers 30-0 on Thursday. Mendenhall has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Ty Davis threw for 68 yards on ten of 17 attempts. Vincent Dixon Jr was his top target, picking up 30 receiving yards. On the ground, Jatavius Page rushed for 53 yards on only six carries.

Northeast Jones had a senior duo take command as Kendall Carmichael gained 111 total yards and a touchdown and Karsen Lightsey punched in three rushing scores. The dominant performance also gave Carmichael a new career-high in rushing yards (101).

Mendenhall now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Northeast Jones, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.

Mendenhall will challenge Poplarville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Poplarville is coming into the match with four straight defeats at home, meaning Mendenhall will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Northeast Jones, they will square off against Pass Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pass Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.4 points per game this season.

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