Greene County Tech is 1-7 against Nettleton since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Greene County Tech Golden Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Nettleton Raiders at 7:00 p.m.
Greene County Tech is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They took a 35-21 bruising from Brookland. One positive for the Golden Eagles, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Nettleton came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Rams 55-23 at home. That 32 point margin sets a new team best for the Raiders this season.
Xavier Harrell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Maddox Hampton, who threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Nettleton wouldn't let Paragould keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Nettleton can thank Mykell Hurt and Damin Coleman for forcing both of them. Coleman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Nettleton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Greene County Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Nettleton, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Greene County Tech was taken down by Nettleton 54-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Greene County Tech, Koby Bradley (who rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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