The Pearl Pirates will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Ridgeland Titans at 7:00 p.m.
Pearl will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Brookhaven on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 21-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. Pearl fell just short of Brookhaven by a score of 10-7.
Meanwhile, Ridgeland put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 33-6 win over North Pike on the road. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Jaguars are ranked 133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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. Ashton Gordon was another key player, picking 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 contests.
Pearl now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Ridgeland, their record now sits at 3-0.
Everything came up roses for Pearl against Ridgeland in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 45-7 victory. In that game, Pearl amassed a halftime lead of 31-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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