Football Preview: South Pointe Stallions vs. Dreher Blue Devils
The South Pointe Stallions will head out on the road to take on the Dreher Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Pointe knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Dreher likes a good challenge.
If South Pointe beats Dreher with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. South Pointe took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-13 victory over Lancaster. The Stallions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 29 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Mason Pickett-Hicks, who rushed for 291 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Those 291 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Cam McMillon was another key player, having thrown for 373 yards and three touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was South Pointe's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for ten sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tamareon Williams and Aakil Brown, who racked up 6.5 sacks between them. Brown is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. South Pointe got some further help from Kj Burg: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a win for Dreher just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by A.C. Flora on the road and fell 70-35. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (33), the Blue Devils still had to take the loss.
Dreher might have lost, but man, Luka Cruz was a machine: he rushed for 147 yards on only 13 carries.
South Pointe pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Dreher, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
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