Football Preview: Red Springs Red Devils vs. St. Pauls Bulldogs
The Red Springs Red Devils will take on the St. Pauls Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Red Springs will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Having struggled with six losses in a row dating back to last season, Red Springs finally turned things around against Fairmont on Friday. They came out on top against the Golden Tornadoes by a score of 33-20. The Red Devils' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Pauls, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They claimed a resounding 41-0 win over West Bladen at home. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 25 points or more this season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. Pauls' defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Dontez Leach and Desean Williams, who racked up four sacks between them. Williams also sacked two sacks, which is notable because St. Pauls is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-2 otherwise. Another thorn in West Bladen's side was Antonio Williams, who made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Red Springs' first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for St. Pauls, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Red Springs took a serious blow against St. Pauls when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 40-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Pauls' Yoshua Mcbryde, who rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that Red Springs 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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