Football Preview: Williams Bulldogs vs. Southern Alamance Patriots
Williams and Southern Alamance are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Williams Bulldogs are on the road again on Friday to play the Southern Alamance Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Williams will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Williams is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Morehead 49-7 on the road. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Panthers are ranked 314th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Dan Mahan, who threw for 149 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 53 yards. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kristopher Rogers, who rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Williams was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Williams' defense and their three sacks. In that department, Cooper Rice was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Southern Alamance didn't have quite enough to beat Southern Nash on Friday and fell 22-20.
Although Southern Alamance took the loss, they still got scores from Jacob Alexander, Jvan Hamby, and Justin Donley.
Williams' win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Southern Alamance, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Williams came up short against Southern Alamance in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 33-20. Thankfully for Williams, Logan Foust (who rushed for 276 yards and five touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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