Football Preview: Rutherford Rams vs. Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks
Rutherford is 1-8 against Port St. Joe since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rutherford Rams will face off against the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks at 7:30 p.m.
Rutherford is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They were outmatched by Marianna at home and fell 56-21. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 411th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 108th).
Meanwhile, Port St. Joe earned a 21-12 win over Destin last Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tiger Sharks.
It was another big night for Eli Harris, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown.
Port St. Joe wouldn't let Destin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Donnell Hills led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. What's more, he also racked up 16 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Rutherford's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Port St. Joe, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Rutherford couldn't quite finish off Port St. Joe when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 16-14. Thankfully for Rutherford, Devin Cuttino (who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 104 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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