Two dominant wideouts in Nick Miller and Zaiden Jernigan are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Poplarville Hornets will face off against the Louisville Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Poplarville sitting on four straight wins and Louisville on nine.
Poplarville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past Forest 24-21.
Poplarville found their leader in sophomore Tylan Keys, who rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Keys is now averaging an impressive 108.8 rushing yards per game.
Keys was just one part of a punishing run game: Poplarville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was Poplarville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Sam Will was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Louisville was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past West Lauderdale 40-6. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by 22 points or more this season.
Poplarville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.4 points per game. As for Louisville, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1.
Poplarville and Louisville were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2020, but Poplarville came up empty-handed after a 15-14 defeat. Can Poplarville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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