It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mendenhall can now relate to. They and the Poplarville Hornets were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but they suffered a 27-26 defeat. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now lost four in a row.
Mendenhall lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ty Davis, who threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Vincent Dixon Jr also helped out as he racked up 108 receiving yards.
Zack Case continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Poplarville, rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 34 receiving yards and a touchdown. Backing up that air attack was Nick Miller, who rushed for 91 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Mendenhall's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Poplarville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Mendenhall does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Poplarville, they will face off against Columbia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbia will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Poplarville surely won't give up without a fight.
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