Football Preview: Maplesville Red Devils vs. Billingsley Bears
Maplesville is 9-0 against Billingsley since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Maplesville Red Devils will head out to square off against the Billingsley Bears at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Maplesville took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Autaugaville, posting a 34-0 victory at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Red Devils considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Billingsley). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Ellwood Christian 50-8 at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Kaden Cotton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 244 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 121 rushing yards dating back to last season. Landon Jones was another key player, throwing for 152 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Billingsley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Maplesville pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Billingsley, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4.
Everything came up roses for Maplesville against Billingsley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 43-13 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maplesville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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