Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ridgeland). They were the clear victor by a 42-22 margin over the Vicksburg Gators on Thursday. Considering the Titans have won four matches by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
DK Wallace continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. He has become a key player for Ridgeland: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ridgeland's defense and their 5.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Elijah Adams and Damien Salter, who racked up four sacks between them. Adams is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last nine games he's played.
Ridgeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
When it comes to explaining why Vicksburg lost, don't look at DeCorey Knight, Jr. Despite the final result, he picked up 169 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. Knight, Jr really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards. Another player making a difference was Jamikal Maxey, who threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
Ridgeland has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.3 points per game. As for Vicksburg, they dropped their record down to 0-10 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Ridgeland has already played their next matchup, a 34-27 loss against South Panola on the 15th. Vicksburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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