Football Recap: Poplarville Hornets vs. McComb Tigers
Poplarville extended their postseason success on Friday against McComb. Everything went their way against the McComb Tigers as they made off with a 42-21 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Hornets, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Zack Case continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 104 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Tylan Keys was another key back, rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown.
Poplarville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jason Smith and Trac Smith.
Poplarville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 349 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Poplarville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.4 points per game. As for McComb, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 6-6 record.
Poplarville wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 24-21 win against Forest on the 29th. McComb does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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