Football Preview: Germantown Red Devils vs. Collierville Dragons
The Germantown Red Devils's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Collierville Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Germantown: 14.9, Collierville: 8.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
Germantown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Clarksville with points to spare, taking the game 28-10.
Meanwhile, Collierville's offense rose to the challenge against a Hawks defense that boasted an average of only 13.36 points allowed on Friday. Collierville blew past Rossview, posting a 38-3 win. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
John Hampton had a dynamite game for Collierville, rushing for 181 yards and four touchdowns. Those 181 rushing yards gave Hampton a new career-high.
Collierville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 93.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 128.
Collierville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kylan Holmes and Luke Roeder. Holmes has been hot , having also posted at least one defended passe the last seven times he's played. Collierville got some further help from Tristian Euell: he picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Collierville pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.3 points per game. As for Germantown, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Germantown couldn't quite finish off Collierville in their previous meeting back in September and fell 15-12. Can Germantown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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