Football Preview: Luverne Tigers vs. Montgomery Academy Eagles
Luverne has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Montgomery Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Luverne is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 41-20 margin over Zion Chapel on Thursday. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 20 point advantage.
Luverne found their leader in underclassman Elliott Harris, who rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 147 receiving yards and a touchdown. Harris showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 69 yards. Another player making a difference was Kane Smith, who threw for 232 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Luverne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Montgomery Academy made easy work of Northside Methodist Academy on Friday and carried off a 41-16 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Knights are ranked 352nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montgomery Academy found their leader in underclassman Reid Mcbride, who threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Mcbride's posted a season-high passer rating of 171.1. D.J. Vinson was another key player, picking up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Montgomery Academy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of William Marks and David Whisenhunt.
The victory got Luverne back to even at 2-2. As for Montgomery Academy, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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