Football Preview: Falkville Blue Devils vs. Susan Moore Bulldogs
The Falkville Blue Devils have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Susan Moore Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Falkville will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 21-point matchup in their last game. They fell just short of Decatur Heritage Christian Academy by a score of 16-13.
Despite the loss, Falkville got top-tier performance from Landon Powers, who rushed for 206 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Powers really tore up the turf during one magnificent 94-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Denver Comstock, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Falkville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 86.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 187.3.
Falkville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Comstock and Eli Harris. That's the most rushing yards Comstock has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Susan Moore was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 28-6 to Southeastern.
Despite the loss, Susan Moore saw an underclassman step up: Sam Garrison rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown.
Falkville has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Susan Moore, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
