Football Preview: Saint James Trojans vs. Tallassee Tigers
The Saint James Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Tallassee Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Saint James is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 55-35 margin over Cleburne County on Friday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
Saint James got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tabor Offord out in front who picked up 177 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Saint James is undefeated when Offord posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Perry, who threw for 246 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, Tallassee had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 31-22.
Saint James' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Tallassee, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2-1 record this season.
Saint James was taken down by Tallassee 42-14 when the teams last played back in November of 2016. Can Saint James avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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