The Amite County Trojans will take on the Pisgah Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Amite County heads in on the heels of a playoff match last Friday. They lost 37-13 to Wayne Academy.
Meanwhile, Pisgah came tearing into last Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They really took it to the Wolves for the full four quarters, racking up a 41-14 victory. The score was close at the half, but the Dragons pulled away in the second half with 29 points.
Pisgah found their leader in sophomore Ethan Prater, who rushed for 274 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Prater is now averaging an impressive 116.7 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Guest, who rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Pisgah was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 503 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Pisgah wouldn't let Puckett keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pisgah can thank Blake Thompson and Bam Stewart for forcing both of them.
Pisgah's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.3 points per game. As for Amite County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Amite County took a serious blow against Pisgah in their previous meeting back in November of 2018, falling 49-12. Thankfully for Amite County, Noah Thweatt (who rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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