Football Preview: Spanish Fort Toros vs. St. Paul's Episcopal Saints
The Spanish Fort Toros will head out on the road to take on the St. Paul's Episcopal Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Spanish Fort is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.3 points per game this season.
Spanish Fort is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering McGill-Toolen just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Yellowjackets 20-14. The contest marked the Toros' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, everything went St. Paul's Episcopal's way against Blount on Friday as St. Paul's Episcopal made off with a 26-6 win. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Leopards are ranked 103rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Spanish Fort's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2. As for St. Paul's Episcopal, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Everything came up roses for Spanish Fort against St. Paul's Episcopal in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spanish Fort 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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