Quitman has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against the Northeast Jones Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Quitman is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 56-14 win over Morton at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-7.
Meanwhile, Northeast Jones had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They came out on top against the Pirates by a score of 35-28. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Tigers were the better team in the second half.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northeast Jones was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Northeast Jones' defense and their three sacks. Carson Lyons was especially locked on to Pass Christian's QB and sacked him twice.
Quitman has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Northeast Jones, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for Quitman against Northeast Jones when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 46-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Quitman since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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