The Ridgeway Roadrunners will venture away from home to face off against the Dyer County Choctaws at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ridgeway hasn't scored more than eight points for four games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Ridgeway is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Kirby last Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ridgeway came up short against Kirby, falling 20-0.
Meanwhile, Dyer County had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points) and they went ahead and made it five last Thursday. They claimed a resounding 59-27 victory over the Tomcats. The Choctaws might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by 24 points or more this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Korey Taylor and Ja'Bari Livingston. Taylor rushed for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry while Livingston rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns. Those 235 rushing yards gave Taylor a new career-high. Keanthony Barbee made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Dyer County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 422 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Dyer County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Barbee and Robert Straile. Straile has been hot recently, having posted at least one interception the last three times he's played. Another thorn in Haywood's side was Braydon Hendrix, who made eight total tackles (3.5 for loss).
Dyer County's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.6 points per game. As for Ridgeway, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Everything came up roses for Ridgeway against Dyer County in their previous meeting back in November of 2018, as the team secured a 41-13 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ridgeway since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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