The South Pike Eagles will take on the McComb Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in South Pike's favor as the team sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while McComb has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
South Pike's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Provine 43-0 at home. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Rams are ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Douglas Wansley and he. Wansley rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries while he rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
South Pike's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Eulious Pittman and Kivan Stewart. Pittman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Cano Robinson was another major factor on D, making six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Pike was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 219 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, McComb was not quite Brookhaven's equal in the second half on Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 24-14 to the Panthers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
South Pike's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for McComb, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
South Pike took a serious blow against McComb in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 49-0. Thankfully for South Pike, Jamarcus Pittman (who threw for 198 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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