The Nettleton Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the East Webster Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Nettleton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while East Webster will come in with three straight victories.
Nettleton is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Choctaw County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Nettleton was beaten by Choctaw County 43-14. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Chargers are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, East Webster beat Mooreville 34-28 on Friday. The Wolverines pushed the score to 27-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Troopers cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Dee Bingham, who rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Ethan Hillhouse, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Nettleton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for East Webster, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Nettleton came up short against East Webster in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 28-19. Can Nettleton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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