The Long Beach Bearcats will face off against the West Harrison Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Long Beach and four for West Harrison.
Last Friday, Long Beach came up short against Hancock and fell 21-14.
Long Beach's defeat came about despite a quality game from Junior Brown, who rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, West Harrison also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Pascagoula by a score of 28-20. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Panthers are ranked 34th).
Despite the loss, West Harrison got top-tier performance from Jordan Stapleton, who rushed for 233 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Stapleton's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 129 rushing yards.
Long Beach's record now sits at 2-8. As for West Harrison, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Long Beach was taken down by West Harrison 41-0 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Long Beach avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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