Football Preview: Germantown Red Devils vs. Collierville Dragons
Germantown has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Collierville Dragons at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Germantown will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Cordova on Friday. Germantown simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Cordova 43-6 on the road. With the Red Devils ahead 28-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Collierville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 50-7 victory over Arlington at home. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Tigers are ranked 172nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grant Troutman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 184 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. John Hampton was another key player, gaining 71 total yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Collierville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Samuel Iroh and Tristian Euell, who racked up six sacks between them. Iroh also set a new season high mark in sacks with four.
Germantown now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Collierville, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Germantown was able to grind out a solid victory over Collierville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 14-7. Will Germantown repeat their success, or does Collierville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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