Football Preview: Bay Tigers vs. Poplarville Hornets
The Bay Tigers will square off against the Poplarville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Bay challenged Greene County on Friday. Bay was dealt a 54-19 defeat at the hands of Greene County. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Poplarville). They managed a 43-37 win over Tylertown on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Hornets sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Poplarville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sydney Blackmon, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Those 94 rushing yards gave Blackmon a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Miller, who gained 133 total yards and two touchdowns.
Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Poplarville, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Things could have been worse for Bay, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 38-24 loss to Poplarville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Poplarville's Tylan Keys, who rushed for 190 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Now that Bay knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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