Football Preview: Spain Park Jaguars vs. Calera Eagles
Two dominant signal callers in Brock Bradley and Antorious Johnson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Spain Park Jaguars will be playing at home against the Calera Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Spain Park will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Thursday, everything came up roses for Spain Park at home against Chelsea as the team secured a 31-3 victory. Considering the Jaguars have won four games by more than 26 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Spain Park got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Dakarai Shanks out in front who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown. Bradley was another key signal caller, throwing for 88 yards and three touchdowns.
Spain Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Calera won against Brookwood last Friday with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Calera took down Chilton County 35-21. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Calera's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Johnson led the charge by throwing for 200 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 63 yards. Those 63 rushing yards gave Johnson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Demetrius Davis, who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
Calera didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Braxton Brooks and Joshua Littleton.
Spain Park pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Calera, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Spain Park has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 163.4 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Calera has preferred to attack from the air: they average 305.4 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Spain Park against Calera when the teams last played back in August of 2023, as the squad secured a 55-0 win. Will Spain Park repeat their success, or does Calera have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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