South Pontotoc fell victim to New Albany and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 50-0 defeat at the hands of the New Albany Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 32nd).
A big part of New Albany's victory came down to the chemistry between Braden Shettles and his top target Dedric Robinson Jr. Shettles threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes while Robinson Jr gained 157 total yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeb Bolen, who picked up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown.
South Pontotoc now has a losing record at 4-5. As for New Albany, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Pontotoc will take on Byhalia at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Pontotoc is facing Byhalia at the right time seeing as Byhalia is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for New Albany, they will square off against Ripley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Albany knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Ripley likes a good challenge.
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