Football Preview: Tallassee Tigers vs. Saint James Trojans
After two games on the road, Tallassee is heading back home. They will host the Saint James Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Tallassee earned a 31-22 win over Handley.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Saint James). Everything went their way against Cleburne County on Friday as Saint James made off with a 55-35 victory. With the Trojans ahead 35-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Saint James' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tabor Offord, who picked up 177 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Saint James is undefeated when Offord posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Chase Perry was another key signal caller, throwing for 246 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt.
Tallassee is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2-1 record this season. As for Saint James, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Tallassee against Saint James in their previous meeting back in November of 2016, as the squad secured a 42-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Saint James' Blake Underwood, who rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Tallassee to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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