The North Pontotoc Vikings will face off against the Byhalia Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
North Pontotoc will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were outmatched by New Albany on the road and fell 50-14. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, Byhalia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were beaten by Senatobia 48-0.
North Pontotoc dropped their record down to 4-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Byhalia, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
North Pontotoc took their win against Byhalia when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 35-12. Will North Pontotoc repeat their success, or does Byhalia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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