The Noxubee County Tigers will square off against the Louisville Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Noxubee County took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Shannon, posting a 40-7 win at home. The Tigers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Noxubee County relied on the efforts of Kamario Taylor, who threw for 305 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and Ledareoun Mosley, who gained 135 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Mosley a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (95 yards to be exact) went to Eric Duck.
Another reason for the win was Noxubee County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Shannon's QB won't forget Kendrick White anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Another thorn in Shannon's side was Bj Payton, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Noxubee County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Louisville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They pulled ahead with a 42-41 photo finish over Starkville.
The victory got Noxubee County back to even at 2-2. As for Louisville, their win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Noxubee County and Louisville were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but Noxubee County came up empty-handed after a 7-6 loss. Can Noxubee County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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