It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Pontotoc can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 35-0 loss at the hands of the Louisville Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Wildcats are ranked eighth).
North Pontotoc didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Aden Harden.
Zaiden Jernigan was his usual excellent self, rushing for 235 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries for Louisville. Those 235 rushing yards gave Jernigan a new career-high.
North Pontotoc now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Louisville, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
North Pontotoc does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Louisville, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 59-7 victory against Amory on the 15th.
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