The North Pike Jaguars will face off against the East Central Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither North Pike nor East Central posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Friday, North Pike was beaten by Ridgeland 33-6. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Titans are ranked 47th).
Even if they lost, North Pike's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Ridgeland's QB won't forget Al'Javion Wells anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Another thorn in Ridgeland's side was Tyler Morgan, who made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, East Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 27-8 to Lawrence County.
North Pike now has a losing record at 1-2. As for East Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
North Pike beat East Central 25-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does North Pike have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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