Two dominant backs in Ashton Gorden and Denterrious Loggins are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Ridgeland Titans will host the Neshoba Central Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Ridgeland's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five contests.
Ridgeland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 35-28 victory over Grenada. The Titans pushed the score to 35-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Chargers cut but never quite recovered from.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Gorden and Malik Taylor. Gorden had a great game and rushed for 169 yards and four TDs while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Taylor was balling out in the loss, rushing for 183 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, Neshoba Central had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by South Panola 28-27. Things were looking grim for the Rockets in the second quarter (they were down by 20) but they stormed back to get the game.
Neshoba Central's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Ridgeland, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Ridgeland didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Neshoba Central in their previous meeting back in October, but they still walked away with a 43-37 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Rockets' Alandrick Hathorne, who picked up 98 receiving yards and a pair of scores, and also rushed for 92 yards and one TD. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Titans still be able to contain Hathorne? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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