Football Preview: Ridgeland Titans vs. Pearl Pirates
Ridgeland has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Pearl Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Pearl took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Ridgeland, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Ridgeland humbled North Pike with a 33-6 victory. Fans of the Titans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
DK Wallace had a dynamite game for Ridgeland, throwing for 152 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes, while also rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Ashton Gordon, who picked up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ridgeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 287 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Pearl didn't have quite enough to beat Brookhaven on Friday and fell 10-7. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ridgeland's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Pearl, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Ridgeland was taken down by Pearl 45-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Ridgeland was down 31-0.
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