The Independence Wildcats will square off against the Coahoma County Red Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Independence took a loss when they played away from home on October 10th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand North Panola a 14-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Coahoma County). They breezed by Holly Springs to the tune of 48-12 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Red Panthers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Coahoma County can attribute much of their success to Caleb Hearn, who picked up 47 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hearn has become a key player for Coahoma County: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Caron Pollard got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Coahoma County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Coahoma County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jaylon Rodgers, Howard Mathews, and Pollard picked up one apiece.
Independence has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Coahoma County, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Independence strolled past Coahoma County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 30-12. Does Independence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Coahoma County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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