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The Warriors lost offensive tackle Rudy Su 'e 1n me seasor opener with a broken leg. "When you look at that offensively, we've got three starters for sure and possibly four that wouldn't be playing," Underwood said. ~That's what's affected us some. We've had to make some changes and I feel like the things we've done are best for the team." Pearl River probably hasn't forgotten a late-season loss at ECCC last year that knocked the Wildcats out of the playoffs and put the Warriors in. Despite a new head coach at the River, the plan is to air the ball out as much as possible. Daniel Forrest (6-3, 210) was 12-of-17 for 239 yards last week. He was sacked only once. Donovan Morgan (6-3, 195) had six receptions for 144 yards. The Wildcats were held to just under 50 yards rushing. "They spread the field offensively and throw it around and try to get it to the skill guys," Underwood said. "They've got great skill people. "They throw it as much as last year, if not more. They're going to be four-wide pretty much every down. They may run trips or some empty backfield, but most of the time they're four-wide and throw it, throw it, and throw it. "Defensively, they're a lot better than they were last year. They're bigger and stronger and faster. "I think our kids will be ready to play. It's just a matter of us going down there and getting after it. "It's a new season . We're 0-2 and lost two tough games to good football teams. Holmes and Northeast are both 2-0 and after two weeks, there's only four teams out of the 14 that are 2-0 and the other two are Jones and Hinds. "If we want to get in the playoffs, we need to get off to a good start and win as many, if not all, of our division games."

The game can be heard on WSSI , 98.3 FM in Carthage.

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