Football Recap: Slocomb Red Tops vs. Northside Methodist Academy Knights
After low-scoring totals in their previous four contests, Slocomb brought some dynamite into their most recent game. They strolled past the Northside Methodist Academy Knights with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 40-21. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Red Tops' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Cade Birge was his usual excellent self, rushing for 180 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 195 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Hayes Hatton was another key player, gaining 150 total yards and a touchdown.
Slocomb pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Northside Methodist Academy, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Slocomb will play host again on Friday to welcome Montgomery Academy, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Slocomb will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Northside Methodist Academy, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Trinity Presbyterian at 7:00 p.m. Trinity Presbyterian's defense has only allowed 10.3 points per game this season, so Northside Methodist Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
