The Florence Eagles will head out to take on the Stone Tomcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Florence's defense has only allowed 12.9 points per game this season, so Stone's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Florence took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 35-0 win over Provine. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Rams are ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Stone didn't have too much trouble with East Central on Thursday as they won 24-6.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Kylan Burnett and Ayden Green. Burnett rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries while Green gained 118 total yards and a touchdown.
Florence has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.5 points per game. As for Stone, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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