There's no place like home for Quitman, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the Yellville-Summit Panthers on Friday as the Quitman Bulldogs made off with a 40-14 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-8.
It was another big night for Jordon Moore-Payne, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 164 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced two fumbles and made 15 total tackles. Jamare Lovelace was Moore-Payne's top target, picking up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Quitman wouldn't let Yellville-Summit keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Moore-Payne was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Quitman got some further help from Braiden Riley: he picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Quitman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory got Quitman back to even at 2-2. As for Yellville-Summit, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Quitman will face off against Melbourne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Quitman knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Melbourne likes a good challenge. As for Yellville-Summit, they will take on Mayflower at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mayflower will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Yellville-Summit surely won't give up without a fight.
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