Football Preview: Florence Falcons vs. Opelika Bulldogs
The Florence Falcons will take on the Opelika Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Florence is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Florence is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Oxford on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Florence lost 34-10 to Oxford. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Opelika's good fortune finally ran out two weeks ago. They took a 44-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Carver Montgomery. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wolverines 14-6 in the first quarter.
Opelika might have lost, but man, Blake Johnson was a machine: he rushed for 78 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 66 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Opelika didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Vin Schwenk and Kevian King.
Florence's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Opelika, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
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