The Noxubee County Tigers will challenge the Louisville Wildcats 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.
Noxubee County took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 40-7 victory over Shannon at home. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Noxubee County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kamario Taylor, who threw for 305 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and Ledareoun Mosley, who gained 135 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Mosley a new career-high in rushing yards. Eric Duck helped Taylor out on the ground, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also picking up 95 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Louisville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They pulled ahead with a 42-41 photo finish over Starkville.
The win got Noxubee County back to even at 2-2. As for Louisville, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Noxubee County and Louisville were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but Noxubee County suffered an agonizing 7-6 defeat. Can Noxubee County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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