Hazlehurst has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Natchez Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Hazlehurst's defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so Natchez's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Hazlehurst is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Amite County 33-6 on the road on Friday. The Indians pushed the score to 26-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Trojans had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Natchez came up short against Jefferson County on Friday and fell 22-14. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kaden Walton put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 157 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.9% of his passes.
The win got Hazlehurst back to even at 2-2. As for Natchez, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Hazlehurst couldn't quite finish off Natchez when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 22-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Natchez's Carl Mcdonald Jr, who rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Now that Hazlehurst knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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