The Eupora Eagles will take on the Hamilton Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Eupora is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Choctaw County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Eupora was dealt a 42-12 loss at the hands of Choctaw County. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Chargers are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Hamilton made easy work of Hatley on Friday and carried off a 34-14 victory. With the Lions ahead 28-8 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Justin Verner had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 99 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Chris Willis was Verner's top target, picking up 99 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Hamilton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Willis and Ian Nichols. Hamilton got some further help from Oliver Escobar: he made 25 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Hamilton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hatley only rushed for 208.
The win made it two in a row for Hamilton and bumps their season record up to 6-4. As for Eupora, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
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