Football Preview: Scotland Fighting Scots vs. Southern Lee Cavaliers
Scotland is 3-0 against Southern Lee since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Scotland Fighting Scots will be playing at home against the Southern Lee Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. Southern Lee took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Scotland, who comes in off a win.
Scotland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Hoke County by a score of 45-32 on Friday.
Scotland's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tyjurian White, who rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Ji'San McPhatter, who rushed for 49 yards and four touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Scotland's defensive line and their seven sacks. Dylan Tilson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game. Another thorn in Hoke County's side was Keyshaun Mcqueen, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Scotland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 50 points the game before, Southern Lee was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They had to suffer through a 41-7 loss at the hands of Richmond. The Cavaliers haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Scotland's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Southern Lee, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Scotland against Southern Lee when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 49-6 win. In that matchup, Scotland amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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