The St. Martin Yellow Jackets will square off against the Stone Tomcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stone took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Martin, who comes in off a win.
St. Martin took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 22-21 win over Hancock.
St. Martin found their leader in underclassman Seth Crockett, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Crockett got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 55 yards.
One reason for the win was St. Martin's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Noel Estrada was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. St. Martin got some further help from Caleb Estrada: he made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Stone was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Friday as they fell 13-7 to Poplarville. While losing is never fun, the Tomcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Hornets are ranked 34th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Ayden Green, who rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
St. Martin now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Stone, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
Things could have been worse for St. Martin, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 30-13 loss to Stone when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stone's Keena Galloway Ii, who picked up 142 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Now that St. Martin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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