Football Preview: Hale County Wildcats vs. Thorsby Rebels
The Hale County Wildcats will challenge the Thorsby Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Hale County: 15.8, Thorsby: 16.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Thorsby is hoping to do what Greensboro couldn't on Friday: put an end to Hale County's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Hale County walked away with a 24-16 victory over Greensboro. While the Wildcats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
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 Thorsby on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Wilcox Central out of the water with a 42-12 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Rebels had established a 22 point advantage.
Chris Buendtner and Grayson Mcmanus were among the main playmakers for Thorsby as the former rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries and the latter rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Mcmanus' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Thorsby's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Drew Waters, Braylon Carroll, and Logan Ellison picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Wilcox Central's side was Malachi Allgood, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Thorsby was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 212 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Hale County's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Thorsby, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
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