The Shannon Red Raiders will challenge the Kosciusko Whippets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Shannon's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five contests.
Shannon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 48-14 victory over Leake Central. The Red Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 25 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Kosciusko won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Senatobia 15-14. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Whippets.
Kosciusko relied on the efforts of Caiden Wade, who rushed for 30 yards and two touchdowns, and Shy Williams, who picked up 32 receiving yards. Kosciusko is 4-1 when Wade posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Shannon pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.3 points per game. As for Kosciusko, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Shannon was dealt a bruising 35-7 defeat at the hands of Kosciusko when the teams last played back in November of 2015. Can Shannon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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