Hartfield Academy is 2-7 against Madison-Ridgeland Academy since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hartfield Academy Hawks are on the road again to play the Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hartfield Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past St. Joseph Catholic 56-7. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Bruins are ranked 184th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cayman Tapper continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 135 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Wooten, who gained 57 total yards and a touchdown.
Hartfield Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Madison-Ridgeland Academy really took it to Presbyterian Christian for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-17 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Patriots just coasted through the last quarter.
It was another big night for Samuel Stockett, who threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Jaxon Jenkins also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Hartfield Academy, their record now sits at 10-2.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Tapper and Stockett. Tapper just won't slow down this season and has thrown 29 touchdowns while averaging 199.5 passing yards per game. Stockett has been a dominant force too and has thrown 33 touchdowns while averaging 273.4 passing yards per game.
Hartfield Academy came up short against Madison-Ridgeland Academy in their previous matchup back in October, falling 44-35. Can Hartfield Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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