Football Preview: Greene County Wildcats vs. Forrest County Agricultural Aggies
Greene County and Forrest County Agricultural are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Greene County Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Forrest County Agricultural Aggies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greene County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Forrest County Agricultural likes a good challenge.
Greene County took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took down Wayne County 66-48.
Greene County can attribute much of their success to Coby King, who rushed for 177 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and Lakeus Franks, who gained 235 total yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave King a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Forrest County Agricultural suffered their closest defeat since September 29, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Vancleave by a score of 17-14. The loss was the Aggies' first of the season.
Greene County now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Forrest County Agricultural, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-1.
Things could have been worse for Greene County, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 21-7 loss to Forrest County Agricultural in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Forrest County Agricultural's Terrence Horne, who picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown. Now that Greene County 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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