Two dominant signal callers in Ian Gael gonz?lez rioz and Kamario Taylor are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws will square off against the Noxubee County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Stanislaus comes in on seven and Noxubee County on four.
With a playoff game on the line, St. Stanislaus rose to the challenge on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Crystal Springs 23-20.
Gael gonz?lez rioz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 185 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 128 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.6% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Noxubee County put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They breezed by South Pike at home to the tune of 35-6. With Noxubee County ahead 27-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
It was another big night for Taylor, who threw for 250 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Taylor is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last six games he's played. Noxubee County also got a significant boost from Martavius Wicks, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 83 yards.
St. Stanislaus has yet to lose a game at home this season, leaving them with a 9-1 record. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 2-9 Tylertown and 3-7 Crystal Springs (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 41.3% over those games). As for Noxubee County, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
St. Stanislaus might still be hurting after the 44-23 loss they got from Noxubee County in their previous matchup back in December of 2015. Can St. Stanislaus avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
