The Murfreesboro Rattlers will venture away from home to challenge the Junction City Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Murfreesboro is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Lafayette County at home to the tune of 54-8 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Rattlers sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Meanwhile, Junction City had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 47-20 victory over the Outlaws.
Junction City relied on the efforts of Dominique Grimes, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and Brady Penister, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
Junction City wouldn't let Dierks keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Junction City can thank Jermaine Singleton and Dejuan Wesley for forcing both of them. Wesley is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Junction City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Murfreesboro's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Junction City, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
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