Football Preview: Spanish Fort Toros vs. Hueytown Golden Gophers
The Spanish Fort Toros will face off against the Hueytown Golden Gophers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Spanish Fort is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.7 points per game this season.
Spanish Fort is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Benjamin Russell with points to spare, taking the game 49-35. That's two games straight that the Toros have won by exactly 14 points.
It was another big night for Sawyer Wilson, who rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of EJ King, who rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
Another reason for the win was Spanish Fort's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Trent Sellers was the leader with two. Another thorn in Benjamin Russell's side was Bishop Burkhalter, who made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Spanish Fort was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 386 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Hueytown came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Phoenix by a score of 28-21.
Hueytown pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.3 points per game. As for Spanish Fort, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
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