The Hancock Hawks will square off against the Vancleave Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Hancock took a blow against Petal, falling 49-7. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Panthers are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Vancleave). They had just enough and edged George County out 27-24. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly three points.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Devin Knight and he. Knight rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Vancleave was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Hancock and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Vancleave, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Hancock took their win against Vancleave when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 35-14. Will Hancock repeat their success, or does Vancleave have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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