The Vancleave Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Hancock Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vancleave will be strutting in after a victory while Hancock will be coming in after a defeat.
Vancleave is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had just enough and edged George County out 27-24. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Devin Knight and he. Knight rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Vancleave was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-7, which was the final score in Hancock's tilt against Petal on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Panthers are ranked 16th).
Vancleave's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for Hancock, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Vancleave has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 238.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Hancock struggles in that department as they've been averaging 212.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Vancleave might still be hurting after the 35-14 loss they got from Hancock in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Vancleave avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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