Football Game Preview: Pearl River Central vs. Picayune

If the MaxPreps state rankings hold true, the near future looks bright for Picayune. On Friday they will take on Pearl River Central at 7:00 PM. Pearl River Central will need to watch out since Picayune have now posted big point totals in their last seven contests.

It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Picayune ultimately got the result it was hoping for last week. They took their game against Gautier 42-35. No one put up better numbers for Picayune than senior Jortin Raine, who brought his A game into the match. He rushed for 310 yards and 4 touchdowns on 44 carries. That makes it ten straight good games in a row from Raine.

Meanwhile, after having lost a blowout in their contest two weeks ago against Gautier, Pearl River Central were happy to find some success last Friday. Pearl River Central snuck past Stone with a 27-22 win. The team accrued the bulk of their points in the first half (21) and coasted on those for the victory.

Everything came up roses for Picayune against Pearl River Central the last time the two teams met as the squad secured a 54-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Picayune since the team won't have home-field advantage. Watch the game and check back on MaxPreps to see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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