The Mooreville Troopers will challenge the Nettleton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mooreville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.3 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Mooreville took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 38-6 victory over Smithville. The Troopers pushed the score to 31-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Seminoles had little chance of recovering from.
Mooreville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Will Carnathan, who picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards. Grisham Cruse got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 39 points the game before, Nettleton was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They came up short against Aberdeen, falling 30-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Tigers have suffered against the Bulldogs since September 29, 2017.
The victory made it two in a row for Mooreville and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Nettleton, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Mooreville came up short against Nettleton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 35-28. Can Mooreville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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