Millington Central has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Ridgeway Roadrunners at 7:00 p.m. Millington Central's defense has only allowed 12.2 points per game this season, so Ridgeway's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Millington Central will head into Friday's game eager for some revenge after what happened against Kirby: Millington Central blew Kirby out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Kirby got their revenge. Millington Central fell just short of Kirby by a score of 16-14.
Despite the loss, Millington Central got top-tier performance from Rory Rush, who rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Rush 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 dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Ridgeway was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Memphis University School 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Roadrunners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Owls are ranked 79th).
Millington Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Ridgeway, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Millington Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Ridgeway when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 20-7. Will Millington Central repeat their success, or does Ridgeway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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