The Clinton Arrows will head out on the road to face off against the South Panola Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Clinton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Grenada, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Clinton was ranked 18th). Clinton had to suffer through a 55-22 loss at the hands of Grenada. That makes it the first time this season the Arrows have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, South Panola entered their tilt with Clarksdale on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 21-14.
A big part of South Panola's win came down to the chemistry between Tristan "Boss" Colenberg and his top target Marcus Christon. "Boss" Colenberg threw for 133 yards and a touchdown while completing 90.9% of his passes while Christon rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Clinton's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for South Panola, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Things could have been worse for Clinton, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 26-11 loss to South Panola in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Clinton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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