Football Preview: Pascagoula Panthers vs. West Harrison Hurricanes
Pascagoula has gone 4-0 against West Harrison recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pascagoula Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Harrison Hurricanes at 6:55 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pascagoula is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against Hancock on Friday. Pascagoula enjoyed a cozy 42-27 victory over Hancock. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Hawks are ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, West Harrison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost to George County at home by a 68-49 margin. That's two games in a row now that the Hurricanes have lost by exactly 19 points.
Despite the defeat, West Harrison got top-tier performance from Jordan Stapleton, who rushed for 312 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown. West Harrison is 2-1 when Stapleton posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Depatrick Byrd was another key player, picking up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, West Harrison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 412 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 316 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Pascagoula is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for West Harrison, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Pascagoula strolled past West Harrison when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 46-28. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was West Harrison's Trey Harris, who rushed for 205 yards while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pascagoula still be able to contain Harris? There's only one way to find out.
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