Football Preview: South Panola Tigers vs. Ridgeland Titans
The South Panola Tigers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Ridgeland Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Panola is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.1 points per game this season.
South Panola is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Grenada, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (South Panola was ranked 18th). South Panola fell 21-13 to Grenada on Thursday. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Although South Panola took the loss, they still got scores from Jamarcus Flowers and Anderrious Flowers.
Even though they lost, South Panola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in 17 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ridgeland). They put the hurt on Vicksburg with a sharp 42-22 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Titans, who have now won four matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
DK Wallace continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. He has become a key player for Ridgeland: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Ridgeland's defense stepped up as well, laying out Jamikal Maxey. 5.5 times. The heavy lifting was done by Elijah Adams and Damien Salter, who racked up four sacks between them. Adams has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last nine times he's played.
Ridgeland has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.3 points per game. As for South Panola, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. South Panola has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 250.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Ridgeland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 312.7. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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