Millington Central has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Ridgeway Roadrunners at 7:00 p.m. Millington Central's defense has only allowed 12.2 points per game this season, so Ridgeway's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Millington Central will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 42-point match in their last game. They fell just short of Kirby by a score of 16-14.
Millington Central might have lost, but man, Rory Rush was a machine: he rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Rush is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Ridgeway was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Memphis University School, falling 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Roadrunners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Owls are ranked 79th).
Millington Central's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Ridgeway, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Millington Central beat Ridgeway 20-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Millington Central repeat their success, or does Ridgeway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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