The Perry Central Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Tylertown Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Perry Central will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating St. Stanislaus, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Perry Central put the hurt on St. Stanislaus with a sharp 50-28 win on Friday. With that victory, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
Perry Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Austin Jones led the charge by throwing for 364 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 54 yards. Brayden Weathers was another key player, picking up 179 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perry Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Markelious Norris and Brandon Sumrall.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tylertown). They claimed a resounding 54-7 win over St. Patrick. The Chiefs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 29 points or more this season.
Perry Central's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Tylertown, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Perry Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Tylertown in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 39-30. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tylertown's Keonnis Davis, who threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Perry Central still be able to contain Davis? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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