The Hartfield Academy Hawks will take on the Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hartfield Academy comes in on 21 and Madison-Ridgeland Academy on three.
Hartfield Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Oak Forest Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hartfield Academy blew Oak Forest Academy out of the water with a 56-6 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Hawks had established a 43 point advantage.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hartfield Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Hartfield Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. In that department, London Simmons was the leader with 4.5 sacks.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Madison-Ridgeland Academy at home against East Rankin Academy on Friday as the team secured a 44-14 victory. The result was nothing new for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, who have now won six contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Hartfield Academy's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Hartfield Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Madison-Ridgeland Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 63-56. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Madison-Ridgeland Academy's Charles Simpson, who rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 130 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Hartfield Academy to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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