Stone is 1-8 against Poplarville since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Stone Tomcats will challenge the Poplarville Hornets at 7:00 p.m.
Stone can't be to happy about their upcoming road game considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Friday. They took a 15-0 bruising from Biloxi.
Meanwhile, Poplarville slipped by Jefferson Davis County 17-16 on Friday.
Poplarville relied on the efforts of Zack Case, who gained 164 total yards and a touchdown, and Nick Miller, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Case got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of78 yards.
Poplarville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Stone came up short against Poplarville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 24-14. Thankfully for Stone, Lane Amacker (who rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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