Football Preview: Stone Tomcats vs. Brookhaven Panthers
Stone has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Brookhaven Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Stone is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-14 victory over Florence.
Ayden Green was a one-man wrecking crew for Stone as he rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns. Those 188 rushing yards gave Green a new career-high.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Stone's defense and their eight sacks. It was truly a group effort as Dillon Sigman, Tariq Noel, and Dalton Stringer picked up two apiece. Stringer also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14.
Meanwhile, Brookhaven entered their tilt with Vancleave on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 42-21 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brookhaven's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.8 points per game. As for Stone, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season.
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