It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Poplarville had no problem doing just that on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 24-21 win over the Forest Bearcats. The victory was nothing new for the Hornets as they're now sitting on four straight.
Tylan Keys continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 159 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 108.8 rushing yards per game.
Poplarville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Poplarville's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Sam Will was the leader with two.
Despite the loss, Forest still got an impressive performance from Javarious Lofton, who rushed for 38 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 179 yards and a touchdown on only 15 passes.
Poplarville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.4 points per game. As for Forest, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 12-2 record.
Poplarville will take on Louisville at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Louisville's defense has only allowed 11.7 points per game this season, so Poplarville's offense will have their work cut out for them. Forest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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