The Ripley Tigers will square off against the West Lauderdale Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ripley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while West Lauderdale will come in with seven straight wins.
Ripley is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against New Albany on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ripley lost 29-8 to New Albany. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, West Lauderdale was able to grind out a solid victory over Newton County last Thursday, taking the game 33-21.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Lauderdale to victory, but perhaps none more so than K.P PEOPLES, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. PEOPLES is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played. West Lauderdale also got a significant boost from Travion Mosley, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
West Lauderdale's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.8 points. As for Ripley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
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