Football Preview: Grenada Chargers vs. Neshoba Central Rockets
The Grenada Chargers are on the road again on Friday to play the Neshoba Central Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Grenada's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Neshoba Central's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Grenada is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Callaway, posting a 35-0 victory. Grenada might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Neshoba Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They secured a 28-22 W over Lake Cormorant.
Mekhi Gaddis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 206 yards and three touchdowns. Neshoba Central is 3-1 when Gaddis posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 3-4 otherwise.
Neshoba Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 238 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Neshoba Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zach Ruffin and Anthony Hopson, Jr..
Grenada's win bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Neshoba Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Grenada couldn't quite finish off Neshoba Central when the teams last played back in November of 2019 and fell 26-24. Thankfully for Grenada, Jarquez Hunter (who rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns) 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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