The Calhoun City Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Aberdeen Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Calhoun City's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 40-0 victory over Okolona. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Chieftains are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Harland Pittman was the offensive standout of the game as he rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 73 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Shane Farmer was in the mix too, providing Calhoun City with a touchdowns.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Aberdeen, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past West Lowndes 40-12 at home on Friday.
Calhoun City pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Aberdeen, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Calhoun City against Aberdeen in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 44-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Calhoun City since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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