The Holmes County Central Jaguars will face off against the Corinth Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Holmes County Central took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Canton by a score of 44-33.
It was another big night for Garrison Davis, who threw for 315 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns. He has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last seven times he's played. Jartavious Smart was another key player, picking up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Holmes County Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
One reason for the win was Holmes County Central's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for 11 sacks. It was truly a group effort as Jabari Lawrence, Taylen Fitzpatrick, Kevin Kirklin, and Christian Polk picked up two apiece.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Corinth). They blew past Lafayette 58-7 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won five games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Holmes County Central pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.6 points per game. As for Corinth, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-4.
Holmes County Central was able to grind out a solid win over Corinth in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, winning 34-21. Will Holmes County Central repeat their success, or does Corinth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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