The Pascagoula Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Hancock Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pascagoula will be strutting in after a win while Hancock will be coming in after a defeat.
Pascagoula took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Long Beach, posting a 50-21 victory at home. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Bearcats are ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hancock came up short against George County on Friday and fell 51-41. The Hawks have struggled against the Rebels recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Hancock might have lost, but man, Kaison Koenenn was a machine: he rushed for 202 yards and four touchdowns. Those 202 rushing yards gave Koenenn a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hancock was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Pascagoula's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Hancock, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Pascagoula beat Hancock 32-21 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pascagoula since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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