Football Game Preview: Pascagoula Panthers vs. Hattiesburg Tigers + How To Watch

The Pascagoula Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Hattiesburg Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Pascagoula sitting on five straight wins and Hattiesburg on eight.

Pascagoula is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Terry 41-7. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 27-point advantage.

Amarie Jackson

Rushing Yards

11/14/25 vs Terry	120
11/06/25 vs Gautier	134
10/31/25 @ Hancock	195
10/24/25 vs Pearl River Central	193
10/17/25 @ Long Beach	164
10/10/25 vs Picayune	157

It was another big night for Amarie Jackson, who rushed for 120 yards and two TDs while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 120 rushing yards.

Meanwhile, Hattiesburg got themselves on the board against Pearl River Central on Friday, but Pearl River Central never followed suit. They breezed past the Blue Devils to the tune of 42-0. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 91st) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hattiesburg's win came from a few key players Pascagoula will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Davion Young, who rushed for 135 yards and one score on only five carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Barnes, who rushed for 98 yards and one touchdown on only eight carries.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Hattiesburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 395 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.

Pascagoula now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Hattiesburg, their record is now 10-2.

Pascagoula lost to Hattiesburg on the road by a decisive 33-17 margin in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. Thankfully for the Panthers, Deuce Vance (who rushed for 134 yards and three TDs, and also threw for 171 yards and a pair of touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.