The Pearl River Central Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Poplarville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pearl River Central, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Poplarville's (thus far) undefeated season.
Last Friday, Pearl River Central came up short against Pass Christian and fell 41-28.
Pearl River Central's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Qorday Russell, who threw for 125 yards and a touchdown, and John Feaster, who threw for 60 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Poplarville had just enough and edged Newton County out 34-31 on Friday. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Cougars are ranked 102nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nick Miller was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Sydney Blackmon, who threw for 127 yards and a touchdown on only six passes.
Pearl River Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Poplarville, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Pearl River Central was dealt a bruising 49-12 defeat at the hands of Poplarville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Miller, who rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that Pearl River Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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