Football Recap: Ripley Tigers vs. West Lauderdale Knights
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ripley can now relate to. They came up short against the West Lauderdale Knights on Friday, falling 49-28. The Tigers just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row.
West Lauderdale was led to victory by K.P PEOPLES and Travion Mosley. PEOPLES rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while Mosley rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Mosley's longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Ripley's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for West Lauderdale, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
Ripley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Lauderdale, they will face off against Houston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Lauderdale knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Houston likes a good challenge.
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