The Yazoo County Panthers will challenge the Morton Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Yazoo County took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Yazoo City 34-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Panthers have posted since September 8, 2023.
Meanwhile, everything went Morton's way against Leake Central on Friday as Morton made off with a 50-26 win.
Jay Bowie had an outrageously good game as he picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 59 yards. Tristen Hobson was another key player, gaining 103 total yards and a touchdown.
Morton wouldn't let Leake Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Morton can thank Matthew Nicks and Trent Bray for forcing both of them. Bray is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Yazoo County's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Morton, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Yazoo County came out on top in a nail-biter against Morton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 64-62. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Morton's Zach Ealy, who rushed for 206 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 303 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Yazoo County to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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