The Simmons Blue Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Coahoma County Red Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Simmons is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Simmons' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Coffeeville 56-0 at home. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Pirates are ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Coahoma County). They came out on top against O'Bannon by a score of 26-14 on Friday.
Coahoma County can attribute much of their success to Caleb Hearn, who picked up 30 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Coahoma County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Coahoma County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Derrick Royster, Hearn, and Hearn picked up one apiece.
Simmons' victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Coahoma County, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Simmons against Coahoma County when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 56-12 victory. In that contest, Simmons amassed a halftime lead of 32-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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