Football Game Preview: Allendale-Fairfax Tigers vs. Ridgeland Secondary Academy Of Excellence Jaguars

Allendale-Fairfax is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Friday. They will head out to square off against the Ridgeland Secondary Academy Of Excellence Jaguars at 7:30 p.m.

Allendale-Fairfax's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Lake Marion last Friday. They took a 19-0 bruising from the Gators.

Meanwhile, Ridgeland Secondary Academy Of Excellence entered their tilt with Denmark-Olar on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 52-12 win over the Vikings.

Ridgeland Secondary Academy Of Excellence's win came from a few key players Allendale-Fairfax will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Palaal Crawford, who rushed for 140 yards and one TD. He is becoming a predictor of Ridgeland Secondary Academy Of Excellence's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 0-4 when he doesn't). Taishaun Smith was another key player, throwing for 227 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.

Ridgeland Secondary Academy Of Excellence was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 70.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 233.

Special teams played a big role in the game for Ridgeland Secondary Academy Of Excellence, adding 12 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Marcus Hunter, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown. Another bright spot was a punt return touchdown from Kayon Mulligan.

Allendale-Fairfax's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Ridgeland Secondary Academy Of Excellence, their record now sits at 3-4.

Allendale-Fairfax came up short against Ridgeland Secondary Academy Of Excellence in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 24-20. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.