The North Forrest Eagles will challenge the Purvis Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Purvis took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on North Forrest, who comes in off a win.
North Forrest 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 walked away with a 20-7 win over Lumberton.
Meanwhile, Purvis had to suffer through a 48-9 loss at the hands of Pass Christian. The defeat continues a trend for the Tornadoes in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Purvis got top-tier performance from Moses Cummings, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Cummings got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 58 yards.
The victory got North Forrest back to even at 1-1. As for Purvis, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Things could have been worse for North Forrest, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 35-20 loss to Purvis in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cummings, who rushed for 256 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. Now that North Forrest 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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