After flying high against St. Stanislaus last Friday, Tylertown came back down to earth. The Tylertown Chiefs took a 43-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Poplarville Hornets. The Chiefs lost against the Hornets in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 45-12 score last time.
When it comes to explaining why Tylertown lost on Friday, don't look at Keonnis Davis. Despite the final result, he threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 50 yards. Another player making a difference was Caden Magee, who picked up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Poplarville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sydney Blackmon, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Those 94 rushing yards gave Blackmon a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Miller, who gained 133 total yards and two touchdowns.
Tylertown now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Poplarville, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Tylertown has already played their next contest, a 54-7 win against St. Patrick on the 25th. As for Poplarville, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 49-7 victory against Bay on the 25th.
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