Football Preview: Stone Tomcats vs. East Central Hornets
The Stone Tomcats will face off against the East Central Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Stone is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Gautier on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Stone took a blow against Gautier, falling 35-6. While losing is never fun, the Tomcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Gators are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Central). They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Vancleave 28-26. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Hornets as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
It was another big night for Taye Guyton., who rushed for 255 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Those 255 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
East Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
East Central's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-7. As for Stone, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Stone and East Central were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but Stone suffered an agonizing 21-20 defeat. Thankfully for Stone, Cody Yauch (who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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