Football Preview: Alexander Bulldogs vs. United South Panthers
Alexander and United South are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Alexander Bulldogs will head out to square off against the United South Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alexander will be strutting in after a win while United South will be coming in after a defeat.
Alexander is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Veterans Memorial on Friday, sneaking past 44-42. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their ten-point performance the matchup before.
Jose Fernandez Iii had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 60 yards. Alexander also got a significant boost from Brennan Kisslinger, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 83 yards.
Alexander wouldn't let Veterans Memorial keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mateo Ca?amar was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Alexander got some further help from Caleb Palomo: he made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Alexander was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, United South entered their game against Harlingen on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. United South was just a hair shy of victory and fell 6-5 to Harlingen. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by just one point.
The victory got Alexander back to even at 2-2. As for United South, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Alexander strolled past United South in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 21-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alexander since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
