Poplarville entered their match against Greene County on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Poplarville Hornets lost 49-28 to the Greene County Wildcats. The Hornets' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Poplarville still got an impressive performance from Zack Case, who rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Those 168 rushing yards gave Case a new career-high. Nick Miller also helped out as he racked up 120 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Poplarville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
A big part of Greene County's victory came down to the chemistry between Coby King and his top target Jase Mathews. King threw for 440 yards and six touchdowns while completing 81.1% of his passes while Mathews picked up 211 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Mathews is now averaging an impressive 108.6 receiving yards per game.
Poplarville's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2. As for Greene County, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Poplarville will take on Mendenhall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Poplarville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.2 points per game this season. As for Greene County, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats dukes it out withQuitman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Greene County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five contests.
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