The Itawamba Agricultural Indians will head out to face off against the Amory Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Itawamba Agricultural is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Lewisburg two weeks ago as Itawamba Agricultural made off with a 47-23 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-13.
Itawamba Agricultural's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cayden Prestage, who rushed for 16 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 75 receiving yards. Cooper Waddle got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Itawamba Agricultural didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Waddle and Dyquez Gibson. Another thorn in Lewisburg's side was Bryson Walters, who picked up a sack, made 17 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Amory entered their tilt with Tishomingo County on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Braves, posting a 51-21 victory on the road. The Panthers pushed the score to 51-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Braves cut but never quite recovered from.
Itawamba Agricultural now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Amory, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Itawamba Agricultural took a serious blow against Amory in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 41-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Amory's Emmanuel Randle, who rushed for 196 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Now that Itawamba Agricultural 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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