Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Picayune). They strolled past the West Harrison Hurricanes with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 69-50. Given the Maroon Tide's advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 105th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, West Harrison had strong showings from Jordan Stapleton, who rushed for 242 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry, and Trey Harris, who rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Harris is now averaging an impressive 103 rushing yards per game. Another back making a difference was Sean Fairley, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown.
Picayune pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for West Harrison, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Picayune will welcome Long Beach at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Picayune is facing Long Beach at the right time seeing as Long Beach is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for West Harrison, they will host George County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. George County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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