Northeast Jones came into Friday's contest having lost nine straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against the Forest Bearcats by a score of 43-35 on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Tigers: when they faced off against the Bearcats on January 7th, they had to take a 46-29 defeat.
Northeast Jones' win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 4-16. As for Forest, they dropped their record down to 3-14 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Northeast Jones and Forest could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings. Northeast Jones will challenge Quitman at 7:30 p.m. on Monday down 192 places (245 vs. 53). Similarly, Forest (ranked 181st) will meet Mendenhall (ranked 41st) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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