Football Preview: Mars Hill Bible Panthers vs. Elkmont Red Devils
The Mars Hill Bible Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Elkmont Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mars Hill Bible is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, Mars Hill Bible took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over Rogers. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Pirates are ranked 212th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Elkmont scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 39-38 to Sheffield. While the Red Devils had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Bulldogs 6-0.
Elkmont's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Reid Bardos, who threw for 254 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, and Jake Guthrie, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown. Noah Holt also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 85 receiving yards.
Mars Hill Bible's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Elkmont, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Mars Hill Bible against Elkmont in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 76-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mars Hill Bible since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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