The Greenville Hornets will face off against the Holmes County Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Greenville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Greenville fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Humphreys County last Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 12-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cowboys. While the Hornets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cowboys 0-0 in the first quarter.
Despite the defeat, Greenville saw an underclassman step up: Isaiah Green rushed for 161 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Green is now averaging an impressive 103.3 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Greenville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Holmes County Central scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Murrah by a score of 48-45. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in September (33), the Jaguars still had to take the loss.
Holmes County Central might have lost, but man, Garrison Davis was a machine: he threw for 402 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards. Jaiden Tucker was Davis' top target, picking up 163 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Greenville's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Holmes County Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Greenville was taken down by Holmes County Central 42-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Davis, who threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes. Now that Greenville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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