The Madison Central Jaguars are taking a road trip to challenge the Warren Central Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Madison Central will be strutting in after a win while Warren Central will be coming in after a defeat.
Madison Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Northwest Rankin, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Madison Central was ranked third). Everything went Madison Central's way against Northwest Rankin on Friday as Madison Central made off with a 28-3 victory. That looming 28-3 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Jaguars yet this season.
Meanwhile, Warren Central and Brandon were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Warren Central suffered a 29-28 loss. The Vikings have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Warren Central got top-tier performance from Aden Greer, who rushed for 82 yards and three touchdowns.
Warren Central's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of De'Kasei Crump and Rickey Neal Jr. Crump also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11. Warren Central got some further help from Larry Reynolds: he picked up two sacks, made ten total tackles (6.0 for loss), and made ten total tackles (6.0 for loss).
The win made it two in a row for Madison Central and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Warren Central, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2.
Madison Central couldn't quite finish off Warren Central in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 24-21. Can Madison Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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