The Yazoo City Indians will face off against the Holmes County Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Yazoo City will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Yazoo City is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Canton just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 21-14 to the Tigers. The Indians have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Holmes County Central). They claimed a resounding 57-0 win over Gentry at home. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Rams are ranked 190th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Garrison Davis, who threw for 255 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Jartavious Smart helped Davis out on the ground, picking up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Holmes County Central's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Rashado Wright and Cletyeis Dixon, who racked up four sacks between them. Another thorn in Gentry's side was Malachi Williams, who picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Yazoo City now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Holmes County Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Yazoo City was taken down by Holmes County Central 42-14 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smart, who rushed for 223 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Now that Yazoo City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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