The Meridian Yellowjackets will take on the Bremond Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Meridian is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Frost on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Meridian was outmatched by Frost on the road and fell 41-13.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bremond, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 60-30 victory over Wortham. With the Tigers ahead 38-8 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
It was another big night for Terrence Scott, who rushed for 136 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Kasowski, who threw for 112 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bremond was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wortham only rushed for 124.
Bremond didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tristan Morehead and Xavier Clark.
Meridian dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Bremond, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Meridian took a serious blow against Bremond when the teams last played back in October of 2017, falling 56-0. Thankfully for Meridian, Kaidyn Peralez (who rushed for 181 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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