The Melrose Golden Wildcats will face off against the Southwind Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Melrose is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped last Thursday as they easily beat Wooddale 40-0 on the road. Given the Golden Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Cardinals are ranked 290th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Southwind never let their opponents score last Thursday. They blew past Kingsbury, posting a 69-0 win on the road. That looming 69-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Jaguars yet this season.
Southwind got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kelvin Perkins out in front who threw for 165 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes. Gary Greer was Perkins' top target, picking up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Melrose now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Southwind, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Melrose was dealt a bruising 34-6 loss at the hands of Southwind in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Perkins, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Now that Melrose knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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