A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges the Forest Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Quitman is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 33 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Mendenhall on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 24-7 to the Tigers. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Forest put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 21-10 victory over Northeast Jones.
Javarious Lofton was his usual excellent self, rushing for 62 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 135 yards and two touchdowns. Sean Allen handled things on the ground, rushing for 131 yards.
Forest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Xavion Kincaid and Lazarick Brown.
Quitman's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Forest, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Quitman has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 249.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Forest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 180.6. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Quitman took their victory against Forest when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 35-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Quitman since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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