Football Preview: McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets vs. Spain Park Jaguars
The McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Spain Park Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for McGill-Toolen against Baldwin County as the team secured a 41-14 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-7.
Meanwhile, Spain Park put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Gardendale with a sharp 35-12 victory. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Rockets are ranked 66th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Spain Park relied on the efforts of CJ Cowley, who gained 100 total yards and two touchdowns, and Brock Bradley, who threw for 129 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Cowley a new career-high in rushing yards (90). Dakarai Shanks was another key rusher, rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Spain Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
McGill-Toolen is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 26.0 points per game. As for Spain Park, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
McGill-Toolen skirted past Spain Park 14-12 in their previous matchup back in December of 2015. Will McGill-Toolen repeat their success, or does Spain Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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