After flying high against Jim Hill last Friday, McComb came back down to earth. The McComb Tigers fell just short of the Natchez Bulldogs by a score of 52-50 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (39), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
McComb's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaquan Lizana, who threw for 212 yards and four touchdowns, and Jarvis Anderson, who rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Anderson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Carl Mcdonald Jr was nothing short of spectacular for Natchez: he rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Kaden Walton, who threw for 156 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes.
McComb's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Natchez, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. McComb will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Brookhaven at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. As for Natchez, they will head out on the road to face off against Vicksburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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