Football Preview: Terrell Academy Eagles vs. Tiftarea Academy Panthers
Terrell Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Tiftarea Academy Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Terrell Academy will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Baconton Charter on Friday. Terrell Academy blew past Baconton Charter 37-13.
It was another big night for Ty Thomas, who rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.4 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Terrell Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Tiftarea Academy entered their tilt with Brookwood on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 35-14 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Panthers have posted against the Warriors since October 19, 2018.
One reason for the win was Tiftarea Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Caden Grier was especially locked on to Brookwood's QB and sacked him twice. Temond Marcus was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles.
Terrell Academy's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Tiftarea Academy, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Terrell Academy suffered a grim 34-14 defeat to Tiftarea Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tiftarea Academy's Kaiden Richardson, who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Now that Terrell Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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