Football Preview: Nanih Waiya Warriors vs. Leake County Gators
Nanih Waiya is 4-0 against Leake County since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Nanih Waiya Warriors are on the road again to play the Leake County Gators at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Nanih Waiya is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since September 6th last Thursday. They were outmatched by Velma Jackson on the road and fell 35-7. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Falcons are ranked 97th).
Meanwhile, Leake County fell victim to Taylorsville and their airtight defense last Thursday. They were dealt a 54-0 defeat at the hands of the Tartars. The Gators' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Nanih Waiya now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Leake County, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Nanih Waiya took their win against Leake County in their previous meeting back in September of 2018 by a conclusive 27-6. In that matchup, Nanih Waiya amassed a halftime lead of 20-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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