Football Preview: Aliceville Yellowjackets vs. Sulligent Blue Devils
The Aliceville Yellowjackets will face off against the Sulligent Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Aliceville's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Lamar County 36-0 on the road. The game marked the Yellowjackets' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sulligent). They came out on top in a nail-biter against Tuscaloosa Academy on Friday, sneaking past 46-44. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
Aj Lowe continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 250 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 107.5 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sulligent was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 430 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in four consecutive matchups.
The victory got Aliceville back to even at 4-4. As for Sulligent, the win also got them back to even at 4-4.
Aliceville lost to Sulligent at home by a decisive 49-30 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lowe, who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Aliceville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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