The Melrose Golden Wildcats will face off against the Memphis East Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Melrose will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Memphis East's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Melrose hadn't allowed a single point the last five times they've hit the field. The Golden Wildcats blew past Raleigh-Egypt, posting a 54-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Golden Wildcats, who have now won five contests by 40 points or more so far this season.
Thomas Heffner
| 10/24/25 vs Raleigh-Egypt | 4 |
| 10/02/25 @ Douglass | 3 |
| 09/26/25 vs Hamilton | 4 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Melrose to victory, but perhaps none more so than Thomas Heffner, who threw for 122 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing. Heffner has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Reginald Banks helped Heffner out on the ground, rushing for 64 yards and a pair of TDs on only six carries.
Melrose's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Jerrell Miller was especially locked on to Raleigh-Egypt's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in the Pharaohs' side was Braylon Green, who picked up a sack and made four total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Memphis East beat Hamilton 21-12 on Friday.
Melrose's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Memphis East, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-7.
Melrose was able to grind out a solid victory over Memphis East in their previous matchup back in August of 2024, winning 20-7. Do the Golden Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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