After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Latta is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the McBee Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Latta is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 49 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Marion on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 8-7 to the Swamp Foxes. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Swamp Foxes recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, McBee was able to grind out a solid win over North Central on Friday, taking the game 22-14.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jakari Holloman and he. Holloman rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown. Devarius Ponds got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible84 yards.
Latta's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for McBee, they pushed their record up to 1-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Latta strolled past McBee when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-14. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was McBee's Tyrek Wright, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Latta still be able to contain Wright? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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