The South Pontotoc Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the West Lauderdale Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Pontotoc will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings (they are ranked 210th, while West Lauderdale is ranked 66th).
Last Thursday, South Pontotoc earned a 14-6 win over Byhalia. The win was just what South Pontotoc needed coming off of a 53-3 loss in their prior match.
Meanwhile, West Lauderdale entered their tilt with Newton County with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. West Lauderdale took down Newton County 24-7 on Thursday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Lauderdale to victory, but perhaps none more so than K.p Peoples, who rushed for 38 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 28 yards and a touchdown. West Lauderdale also got a significant boost from Caleb Collins, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 112 yards.
Another reason for the win was West Lauderdale's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Carson Smith and his three sacks.
South Pontotoc's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for West Lauderdale, their victory was their ninth straight at home (dating back to last season), bumping their overall record up to 9-1.
