The Clinton Arrows will venture away from home to square off against the South Panola Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Clinton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Grenada, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Clinton was ranked 18th). Clinton was outmatched by Grenada at home and fell 55-22. That makes it the first time this season the Arrows have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, South Panola had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 21-14 win over the Wildcats.
A big part of South Panola's victory came down to the chemistry between Tristan "Boss" Colenberg and his top target Marcus Christon. "Boss" Colenberg threw for 133 yards and a touchdown while completing 90.9% of his passes while Christon rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Clinton's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for South Panola, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Clinton lost to South Panola on the road by a decisive 26-11 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Clinton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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