Football Preview: Mendenhall Tigers vs. Poplarville Hornets
Mendenhall hasn't had much luck against Poplarville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mendenhall Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Poplarville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Mendenhall's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Northeast Jones last Thursday. They had to suffer through a 30-0 loss at the hands of the Tigers. Mendenhall has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Poplarville entered their match against Greene County on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Poplarville lost 49-28 to Greene County. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Hornets have suffered since September 22, 2023.
Despite the loss, Poplarville got top-tier performance from Zack Case, who rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Case a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Miller, who gained 176 total yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Poplarville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 320 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Mendenhall now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Poplarville, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Mendenhall came up short against Poplarville in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, falling 21-12. Can Mendenhall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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