Football Preview: McComb Tigers vs. Poplarville Hornets
On Friday McComb will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will challenge the Poplarville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. McComb has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 117 points over their last three matches.
McComb is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Northeast Jones, posting a 42-9 victory. McComb might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 33 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Poplarville made off with a 21-20 win over Columbia. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
Poplarville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tylan Keys led the charge by rushing for 91 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Keys has posted since back in November of 2023.
Poplarville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Poplarville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.0 points per game. As for McComb, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
McComb and Poplarville were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in November of 2015, but McComb came up empty-handed after a 21-20 loss. Thankfully for McComb, Austin Bolton (who rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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