The New Albany Bulldogs will take on the Pontotoc Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after three-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
New Albany's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Itawamba Agricultural's usually-dominant defense. New Albany enjoyed a cozy 38-21 victory over Itawamba Agricultural.
Braden Shettles went supernova for New Albany, throwing for 281 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Dedric Robinson Jr was Shettles' top target, picking up 140 receiving yards and a touchdown.
New Albany's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jeb Bolen and Robinson Jr.
Meanwhile, Pontotoc humbled North Pontotoc with a 49-14 victory.
New Albany's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Pontotoc, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.
New Albany strolled past Pontotoc in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 32-13. Will New Albany repeat their success, or does Pontotoc have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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