Stone owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. Everything went their way against the Purvis Tornadoes as they made off with a 26-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Tomcats, who have now won three matchups in a row.
Zander Howard
| 10/17/25 vs Purvis | 85 |
| 09/26/25 @ George County | 41 |
| 10/10/25 vs Wayne County | 33 |
| 10/18/24 vs Vancleave | 13 |
| 10/03/25 @ St. Stanislaus | 7 |
Leading Stone to victory were Ayden Green and Zander Howard. Green rushed for 89 yards and one score, while Howard rushed for 85 yards on only ten carries. Those 85 rushing yards gave Howard a new career-high.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Stone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. They are a perfect 3-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Stone now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Purvis, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
Coming up, Stone will venture away from home to square off against Vancleave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tomcats will be up against the Bulldogs' rather soft defense (which has allowed 29.29 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Purvis, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Northeast Jones at 7:00 p.m. The Tigers' defense has only allowed 12.6 points per game this season, so the Tornadoes' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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