The Memphis Central Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Lafayette Commodores at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Memphis Central has four straight wins, Lafayette has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything went Memphis Central's way against Brighton as Memphis Central made off with a 40-14 victory. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Cardinals are ranked 204th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Andrus Farmer was his usual excellent self, picking up 107 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended two passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Memphis Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lafayette was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 20-14 to Columbus.
Memphis Central's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Lafayette, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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