Football Preview: Northside Rams vs. Sipsey Valley Bears
Northside has gone 9-1 against Sipsey Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Northside Rams will be playing at home against the Sipsey Valley Bears at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Northside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 54-0 win over Lincoln at home. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Golden Bears are ranked 303rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sipsey Valley entered their tilt with Marbury on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the Bulldogs 35-32. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Bears were the better team in the second half.
Ayden Abernathy was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sipsey Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Northside's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Sipsey Valley, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Northside was taken down by Sipsey Valley 49-14 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Northside have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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