The Pillow Academy Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Magnolia Heights Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Pillow Academy has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Magnolia Heights will arrive with six straight wins.
Pillow Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Leake Academy last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pillow Academy had to suffer through a 55-21 loss at the hands of Leake Academy. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-14.
Meanwhile, Magnolia Heights won against St. Joseph last Friday with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Magnolia Heights walked away with a 35-28 victory over Heritage Academy.
Pillow Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Magnolia Heights, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Pillow Academy came up short against Magnolia Heights when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 42-34. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Magnolia Heights' Cole Prosek, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 132 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Pillow Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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