After three games on the road, Winona is heading back home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the Amanda Elzy Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
Winona will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 22-point match in their last game. They fell just short of Humphreys County by a score of 30-27. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cowboys 14-8 in the first quarter.
Despite the loss, Winona saw an underclassman step up: Landon Crawford rushed for 94 yards, and also threw for 101 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Crawford has posted since back in August. A healthy portion of that aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to Troylando Eden, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Amanda Elzy suffered their closest defeat since October 26, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Yazoo County by a score of 35-32.
Winona has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Amanda Elzy, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything came up roses for Winona against Amanda Elzy in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-22 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Amanda Elzy's Jevarion Glover, who threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Winona still be able to contain Glover? There's only one way to find out.
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