Football Preview: Halls Red Devils vs. Powell Panthers
The Halls Red Devils will challenge the Powell Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Halls sitting on three straight wins and Powell on four.
Last Thursday, Halls strolled past Carter with points to spare, taking the game 35-19. The Red Devils pushed the score to 35-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Green Hornets cut but never quite recovered from.
The critical scores for Halls came from Drew Ross, Landon Vest, Nathan Martin, Noah Partin, and Partin. The team also got some help courtesy of Amari Lethgo, who threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns.
Halls wouldn't let Carter keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Travis Brasfield, Dom Culp, and Culp picked up one apiece. Culp is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Halls got some further help from Hunter Toney: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Powell on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Clinton out of the water with a 48-8 final score. That 40 point margin sets a new team best for the Panthers this season.
Halls' victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Powell, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
Things could have been worse for Halls, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 34-17 loss to Powell when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Powell's Deuce Rodgers, who rushed for 227 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per carry. Now that Halls 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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