Vicksburg is 3-0 against Forest Hill since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Vicksburg Gators will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Forest Hill Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Vicksburg can't be to happy about their upcoming road match considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Friday. They lost to Holmes County Central on the road by a 20-6 margin.
Vicksburg might have lost, but man, DeCorey Knight, Jr was a machine: he rushed for 130 yards, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. Vicksburg also got a significant boost from Cedrick Blackmore, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 105 yards.
Blackmore wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Vicksburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holmes County Central only rushed for 119.
Meanwhile, Forest Hill couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against Florence on Friday, falling 24-0. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Patriots couldn't quite close it out.
Everything came up roses for Vicksburg against Forest Hill in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 33-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vicksburg since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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