Meridian and Wortham are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Meridian Yellowjackets will square off against the Wortham Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meridian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Meridian is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Bremond on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Meridian had to suffer through a 70-7 loss at the hands of Bremond. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1173rd, while the Tigers are ranked 571st).
Meanwhile, Wortham entered their matchup against Mart on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Wortham was dealt a 36-6 loss at the hands of Mart. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meridian's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Wortham, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Meridian took a serious blow against Wortham in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 48-10. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wortham's Jon Ross Black, who rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 54 receiving yards. Now that Meridian 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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