The South Pike Eagles will be playing at home against the Seminary Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Pike will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
South Pike will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 30-point they dealt Port Gibson on Friday. South Pike blew past Port Gibson, posting a 46-16 victory. Considering the Eagles have won six games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Douglas Wansley was his usual excellent self, rushing for 256 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry. Those 256 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
South Pike was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
South Pike didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aquavious Johnson and Joseph Williams. Williams also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Another thorn in Port Gibson's side was Cameron Malone, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Seminary entered their contest against Magee last Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Seminary took a 20-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Magee. The match marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Seminary's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-2. As for South Pike, their record now sits at 9-1.
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