Football Recap: Russellville Golden Tigers vs. East Limestone Indians
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Russellville). They blew past the East Limestone Indians 52-6 on the road on Friday. Given the Golden Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Indians are ranked 316th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Cameron Phinizee, who rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 85-yard run. Backing up that air attack was Tarus Davis, who rushed for 102 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Russellville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Limestone only rushed for 170.
Russellville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Daniel Aycock and Elliot Green.
Despite the loss, East Limestone still got an impressive performance from Adrian Villa, who rushed for 176 yards.
The win made it two in a row for Russellville and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for East Limestone, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Russellville will look to defend their home field on Friday against Ardmore at 7:00 p.m. Russellville will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for East Limestone, they will head out to face off against Priceville on Friday. East Limestone is facing Priceville at the right time seeing as Priceville is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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