Ringwood and Covington-Douglas are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Ringwood Red Devils will head out to take on the Covington-Douglas Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Ringwood is leaving town to face Covington-Douglas after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Ringwood was dealt a 62-12 loss at the hands of Timberlake on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Covington-Douglas was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Medford 52-6 on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Ford Smith went supernova for Covington-Douglas, throwing for 239 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes, and also rushing for 156 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. With that strong performance, Smith is now averaging an impressive 104.5 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Covington-Douglas was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 590 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Covington-Douglas' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Camden Thayer. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting with a big catch that went for 55 yards.
Ringwood might still be hurting after the 44-22 loss they got from Covington-Douglas when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smith, who rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Ringwood knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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