The Quitman Panthers will square off against the Greene County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Two weeks ago, Quitman made easy work of Forest and carried off a 28-6 win.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Quitman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaleil Cameron, who threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 58 yards.
Meanwhile, Greene County came tearing into Friday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 49-28 margin over the Hornets. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 21 points or more this 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.
Quitman now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Greene County, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Quitman has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 242.9 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Greene County has preferred to attack from the air: they average 299.3 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Quitman was dealt a bruising 27-0 defeat at the hands of Greene County in their previous matchup back in September of 2020. Can Quitman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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