The Moss Point Tigers will challenge the Pass Christian Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Moss Point and three for Pass Christian.
Last Friday, Moss Point ended up a good deal behind Bay and lost 46-27. Moss Point was down 40-20 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Moss Point might have lost, but man, Alex Nettles was a machine: he rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
Meanwhile, Pass Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Poplarville on Friday and fell 21-19. The game marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Pass Christian saw an underclassman step up: Paris Trivillion rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 124 yards and a touchdown. Another back making a difference was Jacquez Alexander-Dedeaux, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Moss Point's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Pass Christian, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Moss Point was taken down by Pass Christian 41-3 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Alexander-Dedeaux, who rushed for 230 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Now that Moss Point knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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