Football Preview: Stanberry Bulldogs vs. Albany Warriors
The Stanberry Bulldogs will challenge the Albany Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stanberry has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight defeats, while Albany will come in with six straight wins.
Stanberry's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Worth County/Northeast Nodaway on Friday. They took a blow against the Tigers, falling 58-0. Having soared to a lofty 42 points in the game before, the Bulldogs' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Albany faced Princeton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Albany claimed a resounding 96-46 victory over Princeton on the road. The Warriors' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Kyle Emerson had a dynamite game for Albany, picking up 124 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Albany's defensive line and their three sacks. Elliot Mercer was especially locked on to Princeton's QB and sacked him twice. The dominant performance also gave Mercer a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Albany was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 451 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Stanberry's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Albany, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Stanberry couldn't quite finish off Albany in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 34-32. Can Stanberry avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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