South Panola has gone 6-0 against Olive Branch recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The South Panola Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Olive Branch Conquistadors at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in South Panola's favor as the team sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Olive Branch has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
South Panola will head into Friday's match having proved themselves against Lake Cormorant: South Panola took a 26-point loss the last time they faced off against Lake Cormorant, but they managed to turn things around on Friday. South Panola skirted past Lake Cormorant 24-21. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the are ranked 65th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Olive Branch never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Saltillo last Friday. They walked away with a 35-28 win over the Tigers. The victory was some much needed relief for the Conquistadors as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Olive Branch found their leader in freshman Thomas Heffner, who rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 31 yards and a touchdown. Heffner's longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Brandon Perry, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Olive Branch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
South Panola's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Olive Branch, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
Everything went South Panola's way against Olive Branch in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as South Panola made off with a 49-27 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Olive Branch's Ethan Bobo, who threw for 139 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for South Panola to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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