West Harrison hasn't had much luck against Pascagoula recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The West Harrison Hurricanes will square off against the Pascagoula Panthers at 6:55 p.m. West Harrison is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.2 points per game this season.
West Harrison is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They took a 68-49 bruising from George County. That's two games in a row now that the Hurricanes have lost by exactly 19 points.
West Harrison might have lost, but man, Jordan Stapleton was a machine: he rushed for 312 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Stapleton a new career-high in rushing yards. Depatrick Byrd also helped out with an impressive 112 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, West Harrison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 412 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 316 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for Pascagoula, as they earned their first road win of the season. They took down Hancock 42-27 on Friday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Hawks are ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Harrison's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Pascagoula, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Things could have been worse for West Harrison, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 46-28 loss to Pascagoula when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can West Harrison avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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