The Melrose Golden Wildcats will face off against the Southwind Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Melrose is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Wooddale on the road to the tune of 40-0 last Thursday. Given the Golden Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Cardinals are ranked 290th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Southwind never let their opponents score last Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Kingsbury 69-0 on the road. That 69 point margin sets a new team best for the Jaguars this season.
Southwind's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kelvin Perkins, who threw for 165 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes. Gary Greer was Perkins' top target, picking up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Melrose now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Southwind, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Melrose was taken down by Southwind 34-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Perkins, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Now that Melrose knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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