Football Preview: Miller County Pirates vs. Pelham Hornets
Miller County hasn't had much luck against Pelham recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Miller County Pirates will take on the Pelham Hornets at 7:30 p.m. Miller County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.6 points per game this season.
Miller County is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Mitchell County just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They and the Eagles were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered an 8-7 defeat. The match marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Miller County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of TJ Grant, who rushed for 124 yards, and Jamarion Shephard, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Shephard has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Pelham ended up a good deal behind Early County on Friday and lost 36-22. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pelham might have lost, but man, Parnell Yates was a machine: he rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Pelham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 263 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Miller County's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3. As for Pelham, their record is now 2-6.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Miller County has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 163.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pelham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 259.9. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Miller County suffered a grim 33-12 defeat to Pelham in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can Miller County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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