The Ridgeland Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Ringgold Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Ridgeland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Murray County on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Ringgold had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was the Tigers who were credited with the victory. Ringgold got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Heritage's four. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Isaac Talley was handed one for Ringgold, while Heritage got theirs courtesy of Brett Simpson.
Layton Williams was the driving force of Ringgold's attack as he scored both of Ringgold's goals, bringing his season total up to three goals.
Ringgold's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for Ridgeland, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last nine matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-11 record this season.
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