The Clinton Arrows will venture away from home to square off against the South Panola Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Clinton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Grenada, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Clinton was ranked 18th). Clinton was outmatched by Grenada at home and fell 55-22. That makes it the first time this season the Arrows have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, South Panola waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 21-14.
A big part of South Panola's win came down to the chemistry between Tristan "Boss" Colenberg and his top target Marcus Christon. "Boss" Colenberg threw for 133 yards and a touchdown while completing 90.9% of his passes while Christon rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Clinton's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for South Panola, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Clinton lost to South Panola on the road by a decisive 26-11 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Clinton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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