Poplarville won the last time they faced Moss Point, and things went their way on Friday too. The Poplarville Hornets strolled past the Moss Point Tigers with points to spare, taking the game 28-14. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Tigers are ranked 207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Thomas Lambert was a one-man wrecking crew for Poplarville as he rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Lambert a new career-high in rushing yards. Poplarville also got a significant boost from Remy Naquin, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 96 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Poplarville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Poplarville's defense made their presence known, laying out KeVon Ford. three times. Ayden Harmon was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Moss Point still got an impressive performance from Condarius McCorvey, who picked up 141 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Poplarville's record is now 5-1. As for Moss Point, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-6.
Poplarville didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 21-19 win against Pass Christian on the 11th. As for Moss Point, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 46-27 loss against Bay on the 11th.
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