Poplarville has gone 3-0 against Mendenhall recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Poplarville Hornets will host the Mendenhall Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Poplarville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.2 points per game this season.
Mendenhall is facing Poplarville at the wrong time: Poplarville suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 49-28 to the Wildcats. The Hornets' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Poplarville got top-tier performance from Zack Case, who rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Case a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Miller, who gained 176 total yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Poplarville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Mendenhall's offense. They took a blow against Northeast Jones last Thursday, falling 30-0. Mendenhall has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mendenhall now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Poplarville, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Poplarville beat Mendenhall 21-12 when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Does Poplarville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mendenhall turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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