Corinth has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Holmes County Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Corinth will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Corinth is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Lafayette to the tune of 58-7 on Thursday. Considering the Warriors have won five contests by more than 21 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Holmes County Central beat Canton 44-33 on Thursday.
Garrison Davis was his usual excellent self, throwing for 315 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 35 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jartavious Smart, who picked up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Holmes County Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
One reason for the win was Holmes County Central's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for 11 sacks. It was truly a group effort as Jabari Lawrence, Taylen Fitzpatrick, Kevin Kirklin, and Christian Polk picked up two apiece.
Holmes County Central is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.2 points per game. As for Corinth, they pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Corinth came up short against Holmes County Central in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 34-21. Can Corinth avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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