Football Preview: Anniston Bulldogs vs. Pleasant Grove Spartans
The Anniston Bulldogs will head out to face off against the Pleasant Grove Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Anniston's defense has only allowed 17.2 points per game this season, so Pleasant Grove's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Anniston's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Hokes Bluff offense got past them. Anniston took a 37-18 bruising from Hokes Bluff on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pleasant Grove). They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 51-0 victory over Tarrant. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 330th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pleasant Grove's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Collin Moore, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Moore's longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Tremell Washington, who picked up 70 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pleasant Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Anniston's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Pleasant Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
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