Brandon has gone 3-0 against D'Iberville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Brandon Bulldogs will host the D'Iberville Warriors at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Brandon's favor as the team sits on ten straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while D'Iberville has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Brandon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Northwest Rankin, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Brandon was ranked first). Brandon put the hurt on Northwest Rankin with a sharp 45-22 victory on Thursday. Considering the Bulldogs have won six contests by more than 22 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Brandon found their leader in sophomore Tyson Robinson, who rushed for 60 yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Cj Martin, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, D'Iberville was just a hair shy of victory on Thursday and fell 24-23 to Biloxi. The Warriors gained 282 more yards on the day, but it was the Indians that made the best use of them.
D'Iberville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jayquan Havard, who rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns, and Andre Crosby, who gained 192 total yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Havard has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, D'Iberville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 360 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
D'Iberville's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Brandon, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Brandon beat D'Iberville 35-25 in their previous matchup back in November of 2019. Will Brandon repeat their success, or does D'Iberville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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