The South Panola Tigers will face off against the Saltillo Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
South Panola is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Clinton, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (South Panola was ranked 14th). Everything went South Panola's way against Clinton last Friday as South Panola made off with a 32-7 win. The victory was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on four straight.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Saltillo). They blew past Water Valley 55-0 on the road on Friday. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 48 point advantage.
South Panola pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Saltillo, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for South Panola against Saltillo when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-0 win. Does South Panola have another victory up their sleeve, or will Saltillo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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