The Mitchell County Eagles will face off against the Pelham Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pelham took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Mitchell County, who comes in off a win.
Mitchell County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Terrell County 44-8. The game snapped a strange streak: the last six times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Mitchell County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jonathan Isom out in front who picked up 46 receiving yards and one TD, and also punched in one rushing score.
Mitchell County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mitchell County's defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Marcus Vicks and Dekarri Vicks, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Pelham was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against Randolph-Clay, falling 36-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Hornets were not able to get on the board.
Mitchell County now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Pelham, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Mitchell County strolled past Pelham in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a score of 52-34. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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