Football Preview: Kosciusko Whippets vs. Senatobia Warriors
The Kosciusko Whippets will venture away from home to square off against the Senatobia Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Kosciusko slipped by Murrah 36-35. With that win, the Whippets brought their scoring average up to 26.4 points per game.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Caiden Wade and Justyce Williams. Wade had a great game and rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Williams was balling out in the loss, throwing for 264 yards and four touchdowns.
Kosciusko was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Senatobia got themselves on the board against North Pontotoc on Thursday, but North Pontotoc never followed suit. They took their match with ease, bagging a 36-0 victory over the Vikings. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won seven contests by 29 points or more so far this season.
Kosciusko's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-4. As for Senatobia, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Kosciusko and Senatobia were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, but Kosciusko came up empty-handed after a 17-16 loss. Can Kosciusko avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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