The Munford Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Southwind Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Munford won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Melrose 33-32. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Southwind put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Center Hill 34-17.
Kelvin Perkins went supernova for Southwind, rushing for 180 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 63 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Southwind's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Charles Sullins and Taylor Jones who racked up all five sacks between them.
Munford now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Southwind, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Munford was taken down by Southwind 42-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Perkins, who threw for 207 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Munford knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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