Two dominant backs in Jaxon Vinson and Micaiah Young are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Red Bay Tigers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Tupelo Christian Prep Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Tupelo Christian Prep will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Red Bay extended their winning streak to three on Friday. The Tigers put the hurt on Belmont with a sharp 42-22 win. The Tigers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Vinson and Kylei Estes. Vinson had a great game and rushed for 192 yards and three TDs while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Estes was balling out in the loss, rushing for 131 yards and a pair of scores.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Friday. Tupelo Christian Prep simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Falkner 42-7. Tupelo Christian Prep hasn't had any issues with Falkner recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Tupelo Christian Prep found their leader in sophomore Young, who rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. Knox Hensley showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 55 yards.
Tupelo Christian Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Tupelo Christian Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Rylan Thomas, Nathan Cornelison, Jake Franklin Ramsey, and Knox Garner picked up one apiece. Thomas has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Red Bay's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Tupelo Christian Prep, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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