The D'Iberville Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Picayune Maroon Tide at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything went D'Iberville's way against Gautier as D'Iberville made off with a 33-12 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Andre Crosby was a one-man wrecking crew for D'Iberville as he rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Crosby was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 51 yards. D'Iberville also got a significant boost from Jerimiah Butler, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 82 yards.
Butler wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: D'Iberville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, while Picayune put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Northshore. Picayune blew past Northshore 35-0 at home. Given the Maroon Tide's advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked tenth in Mississippi, while the Panthers are ranked 55th in Louisiana), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
D'Iberville's record is now 2-0. As for Picayune, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
D'Iberville was taken down by Picayune 42-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point D'Iberville was down 28-0.
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