Football Preview: Spanish Fort Toros vs. Daphne Trojans
The Spanish Fort Toros will face off against the Daphne Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Spanish Fort: 16.2, Daphne: 17.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Spanish Fort is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Murphy, posting a 44-6 victory at home. The Toros might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 29 points or more this season.
Spanish Fort's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sawyer Wilson, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Wilson got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 59 yards.
Spanish Fort's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Camden Lumbard and Justin Vines. Spanish Fort got some further help from Bishop Burkhalter: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Daphne faced Baker in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Daphne took a 27-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Baker. That makes it the first time this season the Trojans have let down their home crowd.
Although Daphne took the loss, they still got scores from Mikkel Willoughby and Jaecyn (Scoot) Myles. Another passer making a difference was Jaylyn Thibodeaux, who threw for 151 yards and a touchdown.
Spanish Fort pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Daphne, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Spanish Fort beat Daphne 35-27 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Spanish Fort repeat their success, or does Daphne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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