Franklin County and Wesson are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Franklin County Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Wesson Cobras at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Franklin County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Wesson will come in with six straight victories.
Franklin County is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Jefferson County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Franklin County was beaten by Jefferson County 38-7. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Tigers are ranked 81st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wesson). They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-0 win over Port Gibson. The result was nothing new for the Cobras, who have now won three games by 23 points or more so far this season.
Cj Jackson had a dynamite game for Wesson, rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Damarion Smith also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wesson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Wesson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Wesley Loy and Laiken Thomas.
Franklin County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Wesson, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Franklin County might still be hurting after the 34-14 loss they got from Wesson in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Franklin County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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