After each having a week off, the Southport Cardinals and the Perry Meridian Falcons will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southport is looking for their season's first win.
It was a proper cat-fight when Southport duked it out withBloomington North last Friday. Southport had to suffer through a 48-14 loss at the hands of Bloomington North. The Cardinals were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-0.
Southport might have lost, but man, Tony Taylor was a machine: he rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Taylor's longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards. Backing up that air attack was Jeremiah Stanovic, who rushed for 94 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Even though they lost, Southport was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 163.7.
Meanwhile, Perry Meridian hadn't done well against Mooresville recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Friday. Perry Meridian managed a 28-23 victory over Mooresville.
Allen Zupan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 111 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 235 yards and two touchdowns.
Perry Meridian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Byron Hon and Colton Barker.
Southport's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Perry Meridian, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Southport was dealt a bruising 42-7 loss at the hands of Perry Meridian when the teams last played back in August. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Southport was down 42-0.
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