Two dominant signal callers in Coby King and Paris Trivillion are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Greene County Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Pass Christian Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greene County is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Greene County's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Perry Central at home to the tune of 49-0. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 142nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Greene County's victory came down to the chemistry between King and his top target Jase Mathews. King threw for 312 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.8% of his passes while Mathews gained 209 total yards and five touchdowns. With that strong performance, Mathews is now averaging an impressive 112.2 receiving yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Lakeus Franks, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
One reason for the win was Greene County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Landon Green was especially locked on to Perry Central's QB and sacked him twice. Green is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Pass Christian's game on Friday was all tied up 21-21 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 35-28 to Northeast Jones. The Pirates' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Greene County pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pass Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Greene County suffered a grim 28-6 defeat to Pass Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pass Christian's Jacquez Alexander-Dedeaux, who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Greene County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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