Corinth and Holmes County Central squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Corinth had to settle for second. They took a 20-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Holmes County Central Jaguars. The Warriors were red-hot offensively headed into the match (they scored no less than 31 points in the three matchups prior) but the Jaguars' defense proved too tough.
Garrison Davis was his usual excellent self, throwing for 302 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown for Holmes County Central. Jartavious Smart was another key player, gaining 135 total yards and a touchdown.
Corinth's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Holmes County Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Corinth does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Holmes County Central, they will face off against West Point at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Holmes County Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.2 points per game this season.
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