The Ridgeland Titans will head out to take on the Greenville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ridgeland has three straight victories, Greenville has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Ridgeland didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Neshoba Central, but they still walked away with a 43-37 win.
Ashton Gorden produced another solid performance picking up 70 receiving yards and two TDs, while also rushing for 107 yards on only seven carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Ridgeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ridgeland's defensive line and their three sacks. Nigel Lockett refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. He was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making 14 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Greenville came up short against Canton on Friday, falling 49-28.
Ridgeland's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Greenville, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
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