Football Preview: Greene County Wildcats vs. Poplarville Hornets
The Greene County Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Poplarville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Greene County comes in on six and Poplarville on four.
If Greene County beats Poplarville with 54 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Greene County breezed by Moss Point to the tune of 54-19 on Friday. Considering the Wildcats have won four games by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Coby King was his usual excellent self, throwing for 301 yards and six touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown. Javon Watts also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Poplarville). They took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-7 victory over Bay. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Hornets have posted since September 29, 2023.
It was another big night for Nick Miller, who rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Sydney Blackmon, who rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown.
Poplarville wouldn't let Bay keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Poplarville can thank Ayden Harmon and Lock Russell for forcing both of them. Harmon has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last seven times he's played.
Greene County's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Poplarville, their record now sits at 8-1.
Greene County barely slipped by Poplarville when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 29-28. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Poplarville's Tylan Keys, who rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Greene County still be able to contain Keys? There's only one way to find out.
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