The Memphis Central Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the Southwind Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Memphis Central is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Last Friday, Memphis Central beat Lafayette 21-14.
Meanwhile, Southwind sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 victory over Melrose on Friday. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Golden Wildcats are ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Memphis Central's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Southwind, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Memphis Central suffered a grim 36-14 defeat to Southwind in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southwind's Kelvin Perkins, who threw for 330 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. Now that Memphis Central 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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