The Quitman Bulldogs will take on the Mayflower Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Quitman's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matches.
Quitman is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Episcopal, posting a 56-21 win on the road. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won three games by 26 points or more so far this season.
Jordon Moore-Payne continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 305 yards and three touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Jamare Lovelace did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 114 receiving yards.
Quitman wouldn't let Episcopal keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Quitman can thank Braiden Riley and Dominic Pratt for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Riley is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Quitman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, on FridayMayflower's undefeated season almost came to an end. They skirted past Melbourne 13-10. The 13-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The victory got Quitman back to even at 3-3. As for Mayflower, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
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