Football Preview: McComb Tigers vs. Mendenhall Tigers
The McComb Tigers will take on the Mendenhall Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
McComb will head into Friday's match eager for some revenge after what happened against Natchez: McComb blew Natchez out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Natchez got their revenge. McComb fell just short of Natchez by a score of 52-50. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (39), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
McComb's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaquan Lizana, who threw for 212 yards and four touchdowns, and Jarvis Anderson, who rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Anderson is now averaging an impressive 110 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, McComb was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Mendenhall fell victim to Magee and their airtight defense on Friday. They took an 8-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans.
McComb's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Mendenhall, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Everything came up roses for McComb against Mendenhall in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 56-13 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mendenhall's Tayton James, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for McComb to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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