After soaring to 40 points the game before, Melrose was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They fell just short of the Southwind Jaguars by a score of 8-6. While losing is never fun, the Golden Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Jaguars are ranked 44th).
Melrose's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Southwind, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Melrose is taking a road trip to challenge Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Melrose's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Hamilton's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Southwind, they will host Memphis Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Memphis Central is coming into the contest with four straight victories on the road, so Southwind will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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