The Bay Tigers will square off against the Pearl River Central Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Bay and 13 for Pearl River Central dating back to last season.
Bay's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against West Harrison on Friday. They were beaten by the Hurricanes 55-0. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Pearl River Central might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 41-28 to Poplarville, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Hornets are ranked 43rd).
Pearl River Central might have lost, but man, Qorday Russell was a machine: he rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 133 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Russell has posted since back in September of 2023.
Bay's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Pearl River Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Bay strolled past Pearl River Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 42-26. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Russell, who rushed for 293 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 91 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bay still be able to contain Russell? There's only one way to find out.
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