The Independence Wildcats will take on the Booneville Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Independence has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Booneville will come in with four straight victories.
Independence's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Coahoma County on Thursday. They were dealt a 30-0 defeat at the hands of the Red Panthers. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Wildcats haven't been shut out since back in September.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Booneville). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat South Pontotoc 50-16. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Blue Devils with their most commanding win of the season.
Independence better keep an eye on Jack Sandlin. He was instrumental in Booneville's win, throwing for 293 yards and four touchdowns. They are undefeated when Sandlin posts 250 or more passing yards, but 2-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Tj Nunn, who rushed for 78 yards and one TD.
The win got Booneville back to even at 5-5. As for Independence, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Independence strolled past Booneville in their previous matchup back in November of 2022 by a score of 40-22. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats 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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