West Jones put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They skirted past the Poplarville Hornets 10-7. The ten-point effort marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Despite the loss, Poplarville saw an underclassman step up: Remy Naquin rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Naquin's longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
West Jones' victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Poplarville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Jones will head out to square off against Jackson Prep at 7:00 a.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (West Jones: 9.4, Jackson Prep: 8.6) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Poplarville, they will take on Moss Point at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Moss Point will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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