If Long Beach was riding high fresh off their 49-0 takedown of Bay last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bearcats fell just short of the Purvis Tornadoes by a score of 23-21 on Friday. The Bearcats were not able to make up for their defeat to the Tornadoes from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
Slade Thompson went supernova For Purvis., rushing for 163 yards and one score on only 12 carries. Thompson showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 59 yards. Purvis also got help from Paxton Cooper, who showed off his sure hands for 85 receiving yards.
Long Beach dropped their record down to 1-3 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Purvis, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Long Beach will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on South Jones at 7:00 p.m. on October 3. The Bearcats will need to watch out since the Braves have now posted at least 31 points in their last three contests. As for Purvis, they have already played their next game, a 34-20 victory against Forrest County Agricultural on the 26th.
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