The Millington Central Trojans will challenge the Melrose Golden Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Millington Central: 13.6, Melrose: 8.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Millington Central's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Brighton offense got past them. Millington Central came up short against Brighton on Thursday, falling 40-15. It was the first time this season that the Trojans let down their fans at home.
Although Millington Central took the loss, they still got scores from Marcus Hood and Cody McGhee.
Even though they lost, Millington Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Melrose came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 47-0 victory over the Chiefs. The Golden Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 22 points or more this season.
Millington Central's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. As for Melrose, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Millington Central was taken down by Melrose 45-10 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Melrose's Rhyan Brown, who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Now that Millington Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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