The Amory Panthers will face off against the Itawamba Agricultural Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Itawamba Agricultural is hoping to do what Tishomingo County couldn't on Friday: put an end to Amory's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Amory breezed by Tishomingo County on the road to the tune of 51-21. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-7.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Itawamba Agricultural). Everything went their way against Lewisburg two weeks ago as Itawamba Agricultural made off with a 47-23 victory.
Itawamba Agricultural's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cayden Prestage, who rushed for 16 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 75 receiving yards. Carson Shells did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 98 receiving yards.
Itawamba Agricultural didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cooper Waddle and Dyquez Gibson. Itawamba Agricultural got some further help from Bryson Walters: he picked up a sack, made 17 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Amory's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Itawamba Agricultural, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Amory against Itawamba Agricultural when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 41-7 win. Does Amory have another victory up their sleeve, or will Itawamba Agricultural turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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