The Scott Central Rebels will face off against the Raleigh Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Scott Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Collins as Scott Central made off with a 38-18 win. Winning may never get old, but the Rebels sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Meanwhile, while Raleigh put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Wilkinson County. Raleigh took their matchup with ease, bagging a 47-0 victory over Wilkinson County. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Wildcats are ranked 250th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Cj Moncrief and Jaylin Owens. Moncrief rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries while Owens rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Moncrief 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. Another player making a difference was Tyler Jones, who rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown.
Scott Central pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.8 points per game. As for Raleigh, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Scott Central came up short against Raleigh when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 21-12. Can Scott Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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