Columbia and Poplarville are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Columbia Wildcats will challenge the Poplarville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbia is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Columbia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Richland 55-3. The matchup marked the Wildcats' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, Poplarville slipped by Mendenhall 27-26 on Friday.
Zack Case was his usual excellent self, rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 34 receiving yards and a touchdown. Nick Miller was another key player, rushing for 91 yards and a touchdown.
Poplarville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Poplarville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Eli Seal and Parker Pearson.
Poplarville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.7 points per game. As for Columbia, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Columbia beat Poplarville 28-21 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Poplarville's Lane Amacker, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Columbia to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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