The Grenada Chargers will challenge the Bartlett Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Grenada is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Clinton, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Grenada was ranked ninth). Grenada really took it to Clinton for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-22 victory on the road. The Chargers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Bartlett at home against White Station on Friday as the team secured a 55-6 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
The critical scores for Bartlett came from Isaiah Worles, Ethan Reese, and Reese.
Bartlett wouldn't let White Station keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bartlett can thank Chase Sutton and Austin Howard for forcing both of them.
The win was the third in a row for Grenada, bringing their record for this year to 4-1. As for Bartlett, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Grenada couldn't quite finish off Bartlett when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 24-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bartlett's Geron Johnson, who rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Grenada 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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