The North Panola Cougars will challenge the West Tallahatchie Choctaws at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
While North Panola's victory against Palmer wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cougars narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Dragons 37-34. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Dragons recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
North Panola found their leader in freshman Stetson Rayford, who rushed for 71 yards and one TD, and also picked up 56 receiving yards and one score. D.J. Presley also helped with two touchdowns in total.
One reason for the win was North Panola's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for 4.5 sacks. Kayden Chapman refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. North Panola got some further help from Chapman: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Tallahatchie). They claimed a resounding 54-14 win over Ashland. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
North Panola's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for West Tallahatchie, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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