West Harrison entered their matchup against Picayune on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The West Harrison Hurricanes lost to the Picayune Maroon Tide at home by a 69-50 margin. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Maroon Tide are ranked 15th).
West Harrison's loss came despite strong showings from Jordan Stapleton and Trey Harris. Stapleton rushed for 242 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry, while Harris rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Stapleton has posted since back in August of 2023. Sean Fairley was another key back, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Harrison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 584 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for West Harrison and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Picayune, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Harrison will welcome George County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. George County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.2 points per game this season. As for Picayune, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Long Beach at 7:00 p.m. Picayune is facing Long Beach at the right time seeing as Long Beach is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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