The McAdory Yellowjackets will take on the Spain Park Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Thursday, McAdory blew past Briarwood Christian, posting a 56-13 win.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead McAdory to victory, but perhaps none more so than Justin Patton, who threw for 238 yards and two TDs while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 34 yards and one score. Another rusher making a difference was Kawann Johnson, who rushed for 129 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only nine carries.
McAdory's run defense was locked in: Briarwood Christian could only muster 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Terron Anderson for the heroic effort on defense: he. McAdory didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 16.3.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for McAdory, adding 14 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Jamari Harris, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Spain Park came tearing into Thursday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.2 points), and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 45-17 victory over the Rockets. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Rockets are ranked 207th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Spain Park's win came down to the chemistry between Brock Bradley and his top target Mason McClure. Bradley threw for 284 yards and four TDs on only 17 passes while McClure picked up 137 receiving yards and a pair of scores. That's the most receiving yards McClure has posted since back in August. Connor Greb did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.
McAdory's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Spain Park, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. McAdory has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 235.8 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Spain Park has preferred to attack from the air: they average 278.5 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
