Teams to watch
Madison Ridgeland Academy (Girls)
The No. 4 ranked Lady Patriots will be spiking up for their fourth race of the season, and aside from Abi Alden Benton, it looks like they will be sporting a full squad.
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On Sept. 3 at The Opener, MRA placed two girls inside of the top 13, Mae Ellen Mallet and Reese Johnson, who seemingly raced the best performance of their young careers.
RESULTS: The Opener: Red Girls 5K
They did not have enough to score a whole team, with only four runners crossing the finish line. However, if they had 19:59 5K runner Abi Alden Benton or 2:35 800m runner to that list, they would have potentially placed very high.
Even the scoring five they have right now is dangerous - 2:29 800m runner Riz McBride is their current No. 5.
Here is our pick: MRA puts five in the top six, snagging their first win of the season.