Pascagoula lost against Ocean Springs back in October of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Panthers took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Greyhounds. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Greyhounds are ranked fifth).
Although Pascagoula took the loss, they still got scores from D'Lass Nunnery and Kaiden Street.
While Pascagoula came up short, they sure didn't make it easy for Ocean Springs: they limited their QB to completion percentage of just 50%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from four players: Jonathan Shelby Jr, Street, Tylan Wilson, and Tomareo Johnson, who each logged one passes deflected. Pascagoula wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 63.2%.
Pascagoula didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Johnson and Street. Shelby Jr was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles and defending one pass.
Solomon Baggett had an outrageously good game for Ocean Springs as he rushed for 126 yards and two TDs.
Pascagoula now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Ocean Springs, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pascagoula will head out to challenge D'Iberville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Ocean Springs, they will venture away from home to take on Picayune at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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