Football Preview: Germantown Red Devils vs. Collierville Dragons
Germantown has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Collierville Dragons at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Germantown will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Cordova on Friday. Germantown claimed a resounding 43-6 victory over Cordova on the road. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-6.
Meanwhile, Collierville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Arlington at home to the tune of 50-7. 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.
It was another big night for Grant Troutman, who threw for 184 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. Another player making a difference was John Hampton, who gained 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 beat Collierville 14-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Germantown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Collierville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
