Preview: Poplarville vs. South Pike
South Pike will take on Poplarville in the third round of the playoffs at 7:00 PM on Friday. Poplarville is currently enjoying a 11-game winning streak and is looking to extend their dominance.
Eight stomps in 12 total games is nothing to scoff at, and that's exactly where Poplarville stand after their most recent match last week. They made easy work of Northeast Lauderdale and carried off a 40-8 win. Senior Antonio Barnes and junior Chase Shears were among the main playmakers for Poplarville as the former rushed for 85 yards and 2 touchdowns on 5 carries and the latter rushed for 103 yards and 2 touchdowns on 9 carries. Barnes has now scored at least one touchdown in the past 12 games.
Meanwhile, South Pike earned some postseason bragging rights after a successful outing last Friday. They took down Mendenhall 44-26.
Their wins bumped Poplarville to 11-1 and South Pike to 10-2. Given their high-scoring efforts against their previous opponents, it will be interesting to see how far up these teams can run up the score.
Playoff bracket for these teams
See the Poplarville vs. South Pike matchup
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