BRANDON — Two weeks, two key region road wins for Petal.
Behind a stout defense and the play of Caiden Belton and Malcom Fornerette, the Panthers held off a late Brandon comeback 27-21 to win their fifth straight game in a pivotal Region 3-7A matchup at Bulldog Stadium on Friday night.
“Big thing tonight was to get pressure on the quarterback because Brandon has weapons all over the place. I thought our line got pressure on him and made him uncomfortable,” said Marcus Boyles. “Our defense played like we’re used to them playing in the first half, but the second half they stepped up.”…