After each having a week off, the Rogers Pirates and the Mars Hill Bible Panthers will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Rogers came up short against Colbert County and fell 42-35.
Meanwhile, Mars Hill Bible put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Lauderdale County, posting a 42-7 victory. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 28 points or more this season.
Rogers better keep an eye on Hudson Higgins. He was instrumental in Mars Hill Bible's win, rushing for 127 yards and a pair of TDs on only 12 carries, while also picking up 38 receiving yards. Higgins is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 106 every time he's taken the field this season.
Mars Hill Bible 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 267 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Mars Hill Bible's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Rogers, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-2.
Rogers was dealt a bruising 42-7 defeat at the hands of Mars Hill Bible in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Will the Pirates have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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