Football Preview: Southwest Dragons vs. Southside Cardinals
After two games on the road, Southwest is heading back home. They will welcome the Southside Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Southwest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Martin 45-0 on the road last Friday. Considering the Dragons have won three games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Southwest had a senior duo take command as Jah Mills gained 163 total yards and two touchdowns and Aj Franco threw for 285 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes. Those 285 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Franco.
Meanwhile, Southside got themselves on the board against Martin on Friday, but Martin never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Tigers 28-0 at home.
Southwest's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Southside, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Southwest suffered a grim 27-7 defeat to Southside in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Southwest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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