Pearl-Cohn has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the South Gibson Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Pearl-Cohn is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.4 points per game this season.
Pearl-Cohn will head into Thursday's contest out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker last Thursday after a huge 34-point victory in their prior game. They fell just short of Marshall County by a score of 24-21. Despite 112 more yards than the Tigers, the Firebirds couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Pearl-Cohn might have lost, but man, Javion Kinnard was a machine: he rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kinnard really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards. Another player making a difference was Lj Funk, who threw for 226 yards and a touchdown while completing 84.6% of his passes.
Meanwhile, South Gibson was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Thursday as they fell 26-21 to Jackson South Side. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
South Gibson's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Pearl-Cohn, the defeat snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 7-3 record.
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