Football Preview: Moody Blue Devils vs. Helena Huskies
The Moody Blue Devils will venture away from home to challenge the Helena Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Moody will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Moody's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 47-0 win over St. Clair County. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Blue Devils had established a 40 point advantage.
Le'Kamren Meadows was his usual excellent self, rushing for 136 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Moody also got a significant boost from Bravis Cave Jr, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 111 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Moody was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Moody's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Cam Mallory and Baroc Willis who racked up four sacks between them. Willis is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Jagger Ludolf was another major factor on D, making 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Helena faced Spain Park in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Helena fell just short of Spain Park by a score of 28-26. The loss was the Huskies' first of the season.
Helena might have lost, but man, Jeremy Spratling was a machine: he rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Domynyck Santiago, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown.
The victory got Moody back to even at 2-2. As for Helena, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Moody has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 234.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Helena struggles in that department as they've been averaging 187.7. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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