Football Preview: Benjamin Russell Wildcats vs. Spanish Fort Toros
Benjamin Russell hasn't had much luck against Spanish Fort recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Benjamin Russell Wildcats will head out to take on the Spanish Fort Toros at 7:00 p.m. Benjamin Russell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.9 points per game this season.
Benjamin Russell is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Percy Julian on Friday. Benjamin Russell fell to Percy Julian 19-13. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Spanish Fort faced St. Paul's Episcopal in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Spanish Fort took down St. Paul's Episcopal 27-13.
Aaden Shamburger went supernova for Spanish Fort, rushing for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 104 yards while completing 80% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards Shamburger has posted since back in August.
Spanish Fort has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.2 points per game. As for Benjamin Russell, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5.
Benjamin Russell took a serious blow against Spanish Fort when the teams last played back in November of 2018, falling 38-0. Can Benjamin Russell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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