The Center Hill Mustangs are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the Southwind Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Center Hill beat Southaven 14-7.
Meanwhile, Southwind was able to grind out a solid win over Horn Lake on Saturday, taking the game 35-28. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 36th in Tennessee, while the Eagles are ranked 144th in Mississippi), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kelvin Perkins was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 218 yards and a touchdown. Roderick Jenkins Jr was another key player, rushing for 63 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
The victory got Center Hill back to even at 1-1. As for Southwind, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Center Hill couldn't quite finish off Southwind when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 17-14. Can Center Hill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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