Itawamba Agricultural has gone 9-1 against New Albany recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Itawamba Agricultural Indians will face off against the New Albany Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Itawamba Agricultural is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 42-21 margin over Choctaw Central. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won six matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Itawamba Agricultural to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cayden Prestage, who rushed for 86 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of John Austin Wood, who threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns.
Itawamba Agricultural didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Colton Lewis, Eli Nabors, and Jaquan Cowley picked up one apiece. Nabors is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, New Albany put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Greenwood by a score of 25-12. Given New Albany's advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while Greenwood is ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of New Albany's victory came down to the chemistry between Braden Shettles and his top target Dedric Robinson Jr. Shettles threw for 192 yards and a touchdown while Robinson Jr gained 181 total yards and a touchdown.
New Albany wouldn't let Greenwood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. New Albany can thank Jayden Foster and Keaton Young for forcing both of them.
New Albany pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.7 points per game. As for Itawamba Agricultural, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Itawamba Agricultural ended up a good deal behind New Albany in their previous meeting back in September, losing 38-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shettles, who threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Itawamba Agricultural knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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