Football Preview: Water Valley Blue Devils vs. North Pontotoc Vikings
The Water Valley Blue Devils will square off against the North Pontotoc Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
After dropping their season opener at home, North Pontotoc is headed out to face a Blue Devils team ready to give their home crowd a win. Water Valley lost 37-15 to Independence on Friday. The game was a close 7-6 at the break, but unfortunately for the Blue Devils it sure didn't stay that way.
Meanwhile, North Pontotoc had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. Their defense stepped up to hand Okolona a 14-0 shutout.
Water Valley might still be hurting after the 55-33 defeat they got from North Pontotoc when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Pontotoc's Drew Winfun, who rushed for 236 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes. Now that Water Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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