The Purvis Tornadoes are taking a road trip to square off against the Long Beach Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Purvis humbled North Forrest with a 35-6 victory.
Moses Cummings was a one-man wrecking crew for Purvis as he rushed for 105 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 34 receiving yards and a touchdown. Cummings' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 11th straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. Paxton Cooper also helped out with an impressive 132 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Long Beach made off with a 36-35 victory over Bay.
Junior Brown had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 177 yards while picking up 8.9 yards per carry.
Purvis' win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-2. As for Long Beach, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Purvis ended up a good deal behind Long Beach when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 34-20. Can Purvis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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