Football Preview: Stewart County Rebels vs. Houston County Fighting Irish
Stewart County and Houston County are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Stewart County Rebels will stay at home for another week and welcome the Houston County Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Stewart County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through a 44-15 loss at the hands of Perry County.
Meanwhile, Houston County entered their tilt with West Carroll on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the War Eagles as they made off with a 34-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Irish, who have now won three contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Preston Mitchell had a dynamite game for Houston County, rushing for 232 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Mitchell a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Malaki Cary, who gained 126 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Houston County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Stewart County's defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Houston County, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Stewart County was taken down by Houston County 49-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Stewart County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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