The Central Hinds Academy Cougars will host the St. Joseph Catholic Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Central Hinds Academy 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 came out on top against Amite School Center by a score of 14-7.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Catholic got the win against Clinton Christian Academy on Friday by a conclusive 69-48. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bruins.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Joseph Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Syrone Mcbeath, who rushed for 151 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. Mcbeath's longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another signal caller making a difference was Drew Wamble, who rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Joseph Catholic was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 625 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
The win got Central Hinds Academy back to even at 1-1. As for St. Joseph Catholic, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0.
Central Hinds Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against St. Joseph Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. Will Central Hinds Academy repeat their success, or does St. Joseph Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
