Football Game Preview: Handley Tigers vs. Talladega Tigers + Official Tickets

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Previous 5 Games

10/18/24 - Away	48-21 W
10/12/23 - Away	51-13 W
10/07/22 - Home	48-3 W
10/25/19 - Home	41-14 W
10/26/18 - Away	35-21 W

Handley is a perfect 5-0 against Talladega since October of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. Handley will look to defend their home field against Talladega at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Handley has seven straight victories, Talladega has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Handley will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Tallassee, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Handley breezed past Tallassee to the tune of 45-14 on Friday. Considering Handley has won six games by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Talladega played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Bullock County, falling 35-7. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Hornets are ranked 132nd).

Handley will have to contain Alex Taylor as he made an impact in Talladega's last game. He picked up 128 receiving yards and one score.

Talladega's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Handley, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.

Everything came up roses for Handley against Talladega in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 48-21 victory. In that matchup, Handley amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.