The Poplarville Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Columbia Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Friday, Poplarville humbled Lawrence County with a 48-7 victory. That 41 point margin sets a new team best for the Hornets this season.
Poplarville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tylan Keys out in front who rushed for 73 yards and one score on only seven carries.
Keys was just one part of a punishing run game: Poplarville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Columbia strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came out on top against South Pike by a score of 49-36. The Wildcats pushed the score to 49-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Poplarville's record now sits at 5-3. As for Columbia, their record is now 9-0.
Poplarville won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, slipping by Columbia 21-20. Do the Hornets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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