The Simmons Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the West Bolivar Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Simmons has eight straight wins, West Bolivar has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West Bolivar's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Simmons hadn't allowed a single point the last four times they've hit the field. Simmons really took it to West Tallahatchie for the full four quarters, racking up a 30-0 victory. Fans of the Blue Devils have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, West Bolivar fell victim to South Delta and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Bulldogs, falling 38-0.
Simmons' win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for West Bolivar, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went Simmons' way against West Bolivar in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Simmons made off with a 44-22 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Simmons since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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