The Eupora Eagles will take on the Noxapater Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Noxapater is facing Eupora at the wrong time: Eupora suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 48-46. One positive for the Eagles, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Noxapater's strategy against Okolona on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Noxapater blew Okolona out of the water with a 56-6 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-6.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Demarkus Mccully and he. Mccully rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Noxapater was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 514 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Eupora's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Noxapater, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything went Eupora's way against Noxapater in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Eupora made off with a 38-14 victory. Does Eupora have another victory up their sleeve, or will Noxapater turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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