If West Harrison was feeling good fresh off their 48-13 takedown of Moss Point two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The West Harrison Hurricanes and the Hancock Hawks were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the West Harrison Hurricanes suffered a 21-20 loss. The defeat continues a trend for the Hurricanes in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the loss, West Harrison still got an impressive performance from Jordan Stapleton, who rushed for 209 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Stapleton has posted since back in August of 2023.
Even though they lost, West Harrison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 316 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
The critical scores for Hancock came from Tyran Ramsey, Coleton Hopgood, and Alex Vincent.
With the loss, West Harrison broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2. As for Hancock, they moved to 2-5 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
West Harrison has already played their next game, a 69-50 defeat against Picayune on the 18th. Hancock has also already played their next match, a 51-41 loss against George County on the 18th.
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