The Ridgeland Panthers will square off against the Northwest Whitfield Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ridgeland is out to stop a nine-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Ridgeland challenged Adairsville last Friday. Ridgeland was outmatched by Adairsville on the road and fell 34-7. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-0.
Ridgeland wouldn't let Adairsville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Sam Bailey led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Braylon Pritchett is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season. Kain Brown was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Northwest Whitfield's matchup on Friday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. Everything went their way against Adairsville as Northwest Whitfield made off with a 38-14 win. The result was nothing new for the Bruins, who have now won five contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
Ridgeland's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Northwest Whitfield, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Ridgeland took a serious blow against Northwest Whitfield when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 49-21. Thankfully for Ridgeland, Owen Brooker (who threw for 382 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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