Madison-Ridgeland Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Pulaski Academy. The Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots lost 61-36 to the Pulaski Academy Bruins. That makes it the first time this season the Patriots have let down their home crowd.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Samuel Stockett and Case Thomas. Stockett threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns, while Thomas picked up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Brandon Cobb was nothing short of spectacular for Pulaski Academy: he rushed for 205 yards on only 13 carries, and also threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Cobb a new career-high in rushing yards. Walden Culpepper did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 87 receiving yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Madison-Ridgeland Academy fell to 3-1. As for Pulaski Academy, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy will venture away from home to square off against St. Joseph Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Madison-Ridgeland Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past four games -- so hopefully St. Joseph Catholic likes a good challenge. As for Pulaski Academy, they will host West Monroe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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