The St. Martin Yellow Jackets will take on the Meridian Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
St. Martin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Biloxi, who was ranked first at the time (St. Martin was ranked 22nd). St. Martin lost 45-19 to Biloxi on Friday. The Yellow Jackets haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Meridian posted their closest victory since January 26, 2024 on Friday. They skirted past Oak Grove 40-38.
Meridian has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points over those games. As for St. Martin, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-7.
St. Martin strolled past Meridian when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 46-29. Will St. Martin repeat their success, or does Meridian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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