Covington is 10-0 against Ripley since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Covington Chargers will venture away from home to square off against the Ripley Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Covington is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Thursday, everything went Covington's way against Haywood as Covington made off with a 41-20 win. Considering the Chargers have won seven contests by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Ripley made easy work of St. Benedict at Auburndale on Friday and carried off a 28-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
The critical scores for Ripley came from Austin Thompson Iii, Sammie Smith, Mahki Maben, and Jaqarrius Hurdle.
Ripley's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Johnathan Holcomb was the leader with three sacks. Holcomb is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in St. Benedict at Auburndale's side was Jamari Jarrett, who picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Covington pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ripley, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Covington against Ripley in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 38-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Covington since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
