Mendenhall has gone 7-2 against Northeast Jones recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mendenhall Tigers will host the Northeast Jones Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Mendenhall took on Louisville on Friday. Mendenhall took a 28-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Louisville. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Wildcats are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northeast Jones, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against Morton by a score of 35-28 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their ten-point performance the game before.
Among those leading the charge was Karsen Lightsey, who rushed for 16 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 127 yards on seven of 14 attempts. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Toby Jones got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Northeast Jones didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kaden Padgett and Jones. Northeast Jones got some further help from Tevin Johnson: he forced two fumbles and made ten total tackles.
Mendenhall's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Northeast Jones, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Mendenhall and Northeast Jones were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but Mendenhall suffered an agonizing 10-9 defeat. Will Mendenhall have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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