For the first time this season, Cleveland Central will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will head out on the road to challenge the Holmes County Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Cleveland Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 41 points back in September, they were much more limited against Grenada back in September. They took a 21-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chargers.
Although Cleveland Central took the loss, they still got scores from Javarious Griffin Jr and J'Karvey McGee.
Meanwhile, Holmes County Central entered their tilt with Greenwood on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-0 win over the Bulldogs. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 96th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Holmes County Central's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Cleveland Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Cleveland Central strolled past Holmes County Central in their previous meeting back in November of 2024 by a score of 35-19. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Jaguars' Jaiden Tucker, who picked up 176 receiving yards and three TDs. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Wolves still be able to contain Tucker? There's only one way to find out.
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