Football Preview: Germantown Red Devils vs. Collierville Dragons
Germantown has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Collierville Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Germantown will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Cordova on Friday. Germantown claimed a resounding 43-6 win over Cordova on the road. With the Red Devils ahead 28-6 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Collierville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Arlington at home to the tune of 50-7. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Tigers are ranked 172nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Grant Troutman, who threw for 184 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. John Hampton was another key player, gaining 71 total yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Collierville's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Samuel Iroh and Tristian Euell, who racked up six sacks between them. Iroh also set a new season high mark in sacks with four.
Germantown now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Collierville, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Germantown was able to grind out a solid win over Collierville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 14-7. Will Germantown repeat their success, or does Collierville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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