The McLaurin Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Kemper County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
McLaurin is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points last Friday, they were much more limited against St. Andrew's Episcopal on Friday. They lost to the Saints at home by a 24-6 margin. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Saints recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Kemper County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Northeast Lauderdale, posting a 45-7 victory at home. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Trojans are ranked 146th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Damarius Yates continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 222 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 118.4 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendetryon Backstrom, who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns.
McLaurin now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Kemper County, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
McLaurin was dealt a bruising 50-0 loss at the hands of Kemper County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can McLaurin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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