Football Preview: Bessemer Academy Rebels vs. Chambers Academy Rebels
The Bessemer Academy Rebels will challenge the Chambers Academy Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bessemer Academy comes in on four and Chambers Academy on 11.
Bessemer Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They managed a 19-14 win over Fort Dale Academy.
Jacob Rowell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 96 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 95 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Caleb Wheeler, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown.
Bessemer Academy's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Fort Dale Academy's QB won't forget Alex Mclaughlin anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Mclaughlin has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Chambers Academy blew past Monroe Academy, posting a 52-6 victory. The Rebels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by 29 points or more this season.
Bessemer Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.0 points per game. As for Chambers Academy, their record now sits at 11-1.
Bessemer Academy took a serious blow against Chambers Academy in their previous matchup back in September, falling 38-6. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bessemer Academy was down 24-0.
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