The Coahoma County Red Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Independence Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Coahoma County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Coahoma County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Holly Springs 48-12 on Friday. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-0.
Among those leading the charge was Caleb Hearn, who picked up 47 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Coahoma County: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Caron Pollard got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Coahoma County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Coahoma County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jaylon Rodgers, Howard Mathews, and Pollard picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Independence, who bounced back after a loss on the road on October 10th. Their defense stepped up to hand North Panola a 14-0 shutout last Friday.
Coahoma County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Independence, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Coahoma County lost to Independence on the road by a decisive 30-12 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Coahoma County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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