Football Preview: Spanish Fort Toros vs. McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets
Spanish Fort and McGill-Toolen are an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2016, but not for long. The Spanish Fort Toros will look to defend their home field on Friday against the McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Spanish Fort will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Spanish Fort didn't have too much trouble with Gulf Shores at home as they won 31-15.
Spanish Fort had a senior duo take command as Sawyer Wilson rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown and EJ King rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards Wilson has posted since back in August.
Spanish Fort was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, a victory for McGill-Toolen just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 31-3 loss at the hands of St. Paul's Episcopal. The contest marked the Yellowjackets' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Spanish Fort's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for McGill-Toolen, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Everything went Spanish Fort's way against McGill-Toolen in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Spanish Fort made off with a 41-19 victory. Does Spanish Fort have another victory up their sleeve, or will McGill-Toolen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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