Leflore County and Charleston are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Leflore County Tigers will head out to square off against the Charleston Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Leflore County made easy work of O'Bannon and carried off a 26-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Charleston had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They secured a 40-34 W over the Gators. Charleston's win was all the more impressive since the Gators were averaging only 12.33 points allowed on the season.
Marcus Flowers Jr was his usual excellent self, rushing for 135 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards. Quentin Carter did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 85 receiving yards.
Leflore County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Charleston, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Leflore County ended up a good deal behind Charleston when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 32-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Flowers Jr, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Leflore County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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