Football Preview: Saraland Spartans vs. Baldwin County Tigers
Saraland is 9-1 against Baldwin County since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Saraland Spartans will be playing at home against the Baldwin County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Saraland's favor as the squad sits on ten straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Baldwin County has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Friday, Saraland got the win against McGill-Toolen by a conclusive 34-12. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won four matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Santae Mcwilliams Jr., who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Saraland's defense and their five sacks. Leading the way was Damond Williams with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Baldwin County's offense. They were beaten by Mary G. Montgomery 42-0 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Vikings are ranked 18th).
Saraland's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Baldwin County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Saraland against Baldwin County when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 56-7 victory. In that contest, Saraland amassed a halftime lead of 49-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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