The Falkner Eagles are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on the Vardaman Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Falkner's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over Alcorn Central. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Vardaman put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 41-0 win over French Camp Academy at home.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Vardaman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braylen Bedford, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also picked up 93 receiving yards. Brady White was another key player, rushing for 62 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Vardaman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in four consecutive games dating back to last season.
Falkner's record is now 2-0. As for Vardaman, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Falkner was taken down by Vardaman 41-12 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Falkner, Za Pratt (who rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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