Southside is 0-4 against Emerald since September of 2015 but things could change  on Friday. The Tigers will challenge the Vikings at 7:30  p.m. Southside has given up an average of 41.9  points per game this season, but Friday's  game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Southside's offense might be in the hot seat  on Friday considering what happened against Laurens  on Friday. They were beaten by the Raiders 58-0.
 Meanwhile,  after soaring to 44  points the game before, Emerald was a bit more limited  in their  game  on Friday. They were  outmatched by Westside and fell  43-7. The  matchup marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring  contest so far this season.
 Emerald now  has a losing record of 3-4. As for Southside, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
 Southside was dealt a bruising  51-12 defeat at the hands of Emerald in their previous matchup  back in October of 2024. That  game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Tigers were down  31-6.
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