Football Preview: Seminary Bulldogs vs. South Pike Eagles
The Seminary Bulldogs will face off against the South Pike Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Seminary's defense has only allowed 13.6 points per game this season, so South Pike's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Seminary is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Magee just ended the team's three-game winning streak last Thursday. They took a 20-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for South Pike against Port Gibson on Friday as the team secured a 46-16 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won six games by 22 points or more so far this season.
South Pike found their leader in freshman Douglas Wansley, who rushed for 256 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry. Wansley's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 131 rushing yards.
Wansley was just one part of a punishing run game: South Pike was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
South Pike's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Micah Nickerson with three sacks. Cameron Malone was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The victory made it two in a row for South Pike and bumps their season record up to 9-1. As for Seminary, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-2.
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