Lake Cormorant will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Neshoba Central Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Cormorant will bounce into Friday's game after beating Olive Branch, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Lake Cormorant really took it to Olive Branch for the full four quarters, racking up a 28-0 win. Considering Lake Cormorant has won five matches by more than 21 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lake Cormorant's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Taurick Boyd and Jarcoby Hopson, who racked up four sacks between them. Hopson also forced afumble, which is notable because Lake Cormorant is undefeated when he posts at least one forced fumble, but 3-4 otherwise. Ja'Shun Adams was another major factor on D, making nine total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Neshoba Central strolled past Callaway with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 33-14. The contest marked the Rockets' most dominant victory of the season.
It was another big night for Mekhi Gaddis, who rushed for 230 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 37 receiving yards. Will Williams was another key player, throwing for 92 yards and two touchdowns.
Neshoba Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Callaway only rushed for 26.
Lake Cormorant pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.3 points per game. As for Neshoba Central, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Lake Cormorant couldn't quite finish off Neshoba Central in their previous matchup back in November of 2021 and fell 27-24. Thankfully for Lake Cormorant, Eli Anderson (who threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 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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