The Murrah Mustangs will square off against the Ridgeland Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Murrah is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Murrah's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Jefferson County offense got past them. Murrah walked away with a 55-48 win over Jefferson County on Friday. The Mustangs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Justyce Williams went supernova for Murrah, throwing for 290 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt. Rashad Caston helped Williams out on the ground, rushing for 55 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Ridgeland entered their match against Pearl on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Ridgeland took a 22-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pearl. Having soared to a lofty 33 points in the game before, the Titans couldn't push the score so high this time.
Although Ridgeland took the loss, they still got scores from Javarius Luckett and Cornelius Caraway.
Ridgeland wouldn't let Pearl keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Nigel Lockett, Elijah Adams, and Adams picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Adams is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game.
Murrah pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Ridgeland, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Murrah couldn't quite finish off Ridgeland in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 16-13. Will Murrah have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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