The George County Rebels will venture away from home to challenge the West Jones Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
George County is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Pascagoula on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. George County was beaten by Pascagoula 49-13. The Rebels were down 35-7 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, West Jones faced Hattiesburg in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The contest between West Jones and Hattiesburg wasn't particularly close, with West Jones falling 24-9. The matchup was a 9-9 toss-up at halftime, but the Mustangs couldn't quite close it out.
West Jones' defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2. As for George County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.
George County came up short against West Jones in their previous meeting back in August of 2019, falling 24-16. Can George County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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