Football Preview: Straughn Tigers vs. Ashford Yellowjackets
Straughn has gone 5-0 against Ashford recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Straughn Tigers will be playing at home against the Ashford Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Straughn will be strutting in after a victory while Ashford will be coming in after a loss.
Straughn is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Geneva two weeks ago as Straughn made off with a 28-7 win.
Meanwhile, Ashford came up short against Headland on Friday and fell 21-14. The Yellowjackets haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Straughn's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Ashford, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Straughn didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Ashford in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 17-13 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ashford's Coy Paramore, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Straughn still be able to contain Paramore? There's only one way to find out.
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