The Greene County Wildcats will host the Quitman Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greene County will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Greene County made easy work of Poplarville and carried off a 49-28 win. The Wildcats pushed the score to 42-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hornets cut but never quite recovered from.
A big part of Greene County's victory came down to the chemistry between Coby King and his top target Jase Mathews. King threw for 440 yards and six touchdowns while completing 81.1% of his passes while Mathews picked up 211 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Mathews is now averaging an impressive 108.6 receiving yards per game.
Meanwhile, everything went Quitman's way against Forest two weeks ago as Quitman made off with a 28-6 win.
Quitman's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaleil Cameron, who threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 58 yards.
Quitman now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Greene County, their record now sits at 8-1.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Greene County has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 299.3 passing yards per game. Quitman, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 242.9 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Greene County against Quitman in their previous matchup back in September of 2020, as the squad secured a 27-0 victory. Will Greene County repeat their success, or does Quitman have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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