Kirby lost against Southwind back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Kirby Cougars had to suffer through a 42-6 loss at the hands of the Southwind Jaguars. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Jaguars are ranked 43rd).
Kelvin Perkins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Southwind, throwing for 245 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 37 yards and two touchdowns. Gary Greer was Perkins' top target, picking up 132 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Kirby and nudges their season record down to 5-4. As for Southwind, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kirby will square off against Ridgeway at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ridgeway is coming into the game with four straight losses at home, meaning Kirby will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Southwind, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars faces off against Brighton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwind is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.1 points per game this season.
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