The Deer Creek Warriors are taking a road trip to face off against the Briarfield Academy Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Deer Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Benton Academy, who was ranked seventh at the time (Deer Creek was ranked ninth). The Warriors were beaten by the Raiders 60-30 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Briarfield Academy made easy work of Humphreys Academy on Friday and carried off a 28-8 victory. Briarfield Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 20 points or more this season.
Deer Creek better keep an eye on Trecin Baker. He was instrumental in Briarfield Academy's win, rushing for 126 yards and one TD on only nine carries, while also picking up 57 receiving yards and one score. Baker's longest rush was for an incredible 79 yards.
Briarfield Academy pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.7 points over those games. As for Deer Creek, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
Deer Creek was dealt a bruising 42-14 loss at the hands of Briarfield Academy in their previous matchup back in August of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Warriors were down 36-8.
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