Nettleton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Noxubee County and fell 46-13. While losing is never fun, Nettleton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 236th, while Noxubee County is ranked 36th).
Nettleton lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Travis Sullivan, who picked up 118 receiving yards and one TD. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 78 yards.
Nettleton's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Noxubee County, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-3.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Nettleton will square off against rival Winona at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Noxubee County is set to face off against their familiar foe Aberdeen at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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