After flying high against Pelahatchie last Friday, Morton came back down to earth. The Morton Panthers were beaten by the Quitman Panthers 56-14 on Friday. The match marked Morton's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Although Morton took the loss, they still got scores from Dolph Mcdonald and Tristen Hobson.
Morton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dariyun Moses and Xavier Stowers. Stowers is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last 17 games he's played dating back to last season.
Akylin Dear continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Quitman, rushing for 247 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per carry. Dear showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 56 yards.
The defeat snapped Morton's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. As for Quitman, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on Mendenhall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Morton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.5 points per game this season. As for Quitman, they will square off against Northeast Jones at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northeast Jones will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Quitman surely won't give up without a fight.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
