The Itawamba Agricultural Indians will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Choctaw Central Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Itawamba Agricultural is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.1 points per game this season.
Itawamba Agricultural took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Tishomingo County 53-19. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Braves are ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
John Austin Wood was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 159 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 passes. What's more, he also racked up 24 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in October of 2023. Carson Shells also helped with three touchdowns in total.
Itawamba Agricultural was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 102.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 143.2.
Itawamba Agricultural 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 Marion Wilson.
Meanwhile, everything went Choctaw Central's way against Northeast Lauderdale last Thursday as Choctaw Central made off with a 28-7 win. The matchup marked the Warriors' most dominant victory of the season.
Choctaw Central's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.5 points per game. As for Itawamba Agricultural, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Itawamba Agricultural strolled past Choctaw Central in their previous meeting back in November of 2021 by a score of 28-14. Does Itawamba Agricultural have another victory up their sleeve, or will Choctaw Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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