Lake Cormorant and Neshoba Central squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Lake Cormorant had to settle for second. They took a 28-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Neshoba Central Rockets. Lake Cormorant has struggled against Neshoba Central recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Even if they lost, Lake Cormorant's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Joshua Matheny and Jarcoby Hopson, who racked up four sacks between them. Hopson has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last six times he's played. Lake Cormorant got some further help from Curdarrius Bullock: he forced a fumble and made 19 total tackles.
It was another big night for Mekhi Gaddis, who rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns for Neshoba Central. Gaddis showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 65 yards.
Lake Cormorant's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5. As for Neshoba Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Lake Cormorant does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Neshoba Central, they will challenge Grenada at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Grenada comes in on 11 and Neshoba Central on three.
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