The Ridgeland Titans are taking a road trip to face off against the South Panola Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Panola took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Ridgeland, who comes in off a win.
Ridgeland will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Vicksburg on Thursday. Ridgeland blew past Vicksburg 42-22. The Titans' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
DK Wallace continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. He has become a key player for Ridgeland: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Ridgeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ridgeland's defense and their 5.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Elijah Adams and Damien Salter, who racked up four sacks between them. Adams has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last nine times he's played.
Meanwhile, South Panola entered their match against Grenada on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. South Panola took a 21-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Grenada. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Although South Panola took the loss, they still got scores from Jamarcus Flowers and Anderrious Flowers.
Ridgeland's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-4. As for South Panola, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Ridgeland has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 312.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like South Panola struggles in that department as they've been averaging 250.1. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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