George County is 0-4 against Picayune since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The George County Rebels will take on the Picayune Maroon Tide at 7:00 p.m. George County will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
George County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down West Harrison 68-49 on Friday.
Deuce Knight continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 538 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.5 passing touchdowns per game. Brenn Moody was Knight's top target, picking up 220 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
George County wouldn't let West Harrison keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. George County can thank Dimitrios Chelmis and Kohl Bradley for forcing both of them. Blaine Green was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Picayune waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Bearcats, posting a 49-7 victory. Given the Maroon Tide's advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Bearcats are ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
George County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Picayune, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
George County came up short against Picayune when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 34-21. Can George County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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