The East Central Hornets will venture away from home to face off against the North Pike Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Central is looking for their season?s first win.
Last Friday, East Central ended up a good deal behind Lawrence County and lost 27-8.
Meanwhile, North Pike had to suffer through a 33-6 loss at the hands of Ridgeland. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Titans are ranked 47th).
Even if they lost, North Pike's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was Al'Javion Wells with three. Another thorn in Ridgeland's side was Tyler Morgan, who made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
East Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for North Pike, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
East Central came up short against North Pike in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 25-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Pike's Jakevious Smith, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that East Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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