The Ensworth Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Memphis University School Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ensworth is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Ensworth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Lipscomb Academy, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Ensworth was ranked sixth). Ensworth took down Lipscomb Academy 17-3 on Friday. The 17-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Memphis University School got themselves on the board against Ridgeway on Friday, but Ridgeway never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 49-0 win over the Roadrunners at home. The Owls pushed the score to 42-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Roadrunners had no chance of recovering from.
Jackson Hood was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 80 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Gavin Gatere also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Memphis University School's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Gatere and Austin Spence.
Ensworth's record is now 5-0. As for Memphis University School, their record is now 2-3.
Ensworth came up short against Memphis University School in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 19-14. Can Ensworth avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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