Football Preview: Hattiesburg Tigers vs. Sumrall Bobcats
The Hattiesburg Tigers are on the road again on Friday to play the Sumrall Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Hattiesburg's defense has only allowed 9.5 points per game this season, so Sumrall's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Hattiesburg gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They managed a 12-7 win over Biloxi. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Indians are ranked 39th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sumrall was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They received a blow as they fell 21-7 to West Marion. The Bobcats were down 21-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Hattiesburg pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Sumrall, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Hattiesburg against Sumrall in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-14 win. In that contest, Hattiesburg amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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