Football Preview: Hueytown Golden Gophers vs. Spanish Fort Toros
The Hueytown Golden Gophers will square off against the Spanish Fort Toros at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hueytown will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Hueytown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Percy Julian by a score of 28-21.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Spanish Fort). They enjoyed a cozy 49-35 win over Benjamin Russell on Friday. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Toros were the better team in the second half.
Sawyer Wilson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 183 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. EJ King also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Spanish Fort was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 386 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Spanish Fort's defensive line made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Trent Sellers was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself. Bishop Burkhalter was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Spanish Fort has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.6 points per game. As for Hueytown, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
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