Football Preview: Collierville Dragons vs. White Station Spartans
The Collierville Dragons will challenge the White Station Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Collierville has six straight victories, White Station has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Collierville will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 43) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Germantown out 15-12.
A big part of Collierville's win came down to the chemistry between Grant Troutman and his top target Luke Roeder. Troutman threw for 55 yards and two touchdowns while Roeder picked up 58 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Collierville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kylan Holmes. Tristian Euell was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making five total tackles.
Meanwhile, White Station fell victim to Arlington and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a 6-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The shutout was out of character for the Spartans seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Collierville's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for White Station, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Collierville took their win against White Station in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 28-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Collierville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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