The Ridgeway Roadrunners will head out to square off against the Henry County Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Ridgeway is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Melrose on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ridgeway took a blow against Melrose, falling 48-8. The Roadrunners haven't had much luck with the Golden Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Henry County ended up a good deal behind Beech last Friday and lost 42-23. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 18th).
Ridgeway's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Henry County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Ridgeway took a serious blow against Henry County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 52-0. Can Ridgeway avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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