The Adamsville Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Mt. Pleasant Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mt. Pleasant better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Adamsville's game on Friday is any indication, that's when Adamsville really gets things going. The Cardinals simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Tishomingo County 41-14. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cardinals had established a 20-point advantage.
Meanwhile, while Mt. Pleasant put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Scotts Hill. The Tigers breezed past the Lions to the tune of 48-0. The Tigers have beaten the Lions the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Lions has come to flipping the script.
Mt. Pleasant's win came from a few key players Adamsville will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kayden McCrory, who rushed for 86 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only six carries. He is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Payton Niehaus, who picked up 85 receiving yards and two scores.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Mt. Pleasant, racking up 18 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Niehaus, who ran a punt back for a touchdown. Another bright spot was a kickoff return touchdown from Jaylen Easterling.
Mt. Pleasant's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Adamsville, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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