Petal and Brandon are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The Petal Panthers will face off against the Brandon Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Petal is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Petal is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Gulfport , sneaking past 20-17.
Meanwhile, Brandon had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.9 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 43-28 victory over the Warriors.
It was another big night for Tyson Robinson, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Cj Martin, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
Petal has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Brandon, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Petal was dealt a bruising 45-10 loss at the hands of Brandon in their previous meeting back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Robinson, who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Petal knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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