Football Preview: Winona Tigers vs. Coahoma County Red Panthers
The Winona Tigers will stay at home for another week and welcome the Coahoma County Red Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Coahoma County took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Winona, who comes in off a win.
Winona is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Edwards for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-28 win. Given Winona's advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Edwards is ranked 216th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zaishun Nash was his usual excellent self, rushing for 151 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry.
Winona was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 435 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Coahoma County unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 28-14 to Independence. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Panthers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Although Coahoma County took the loss, they still got scores from Caron Pollard and Jamarrius Johnson.
The victory got Winona back to even at 5-5. As for Coahoma County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Winona has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 220.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Coahoma County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 167.6. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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