Football Preview: Daphne Trojans vs. Thompson Warriors
After each having a week off, the Daphne Trojans and the Thompson Warriors will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Thompson is hoping to do what Robertsdale couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Daphne's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Daphne never let Robertsdale onto the board and left with a 42-0 win. That 42 point margin sets a new team best for the Trojans this season.
The critical scores for Daphne came from Kamarion Peete, Cj Gardner, LabrayLn WiLLiams, Rj Dailey, and Jaecyn (Scoot) Myles.
Daphne wouldn't let Robertsdale keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Daphne can thank Jaysean Willis and Edrick Mryon Williams for forcing both of them. Mryon Williams also made four total tackles, which is notable because Daphne is undefeated when he posts at least four total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise. Another thorn in Robertsdale's side was Marquaes Lambert, who made 15 total tackles (7.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Thompson took their match two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over Prattville. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-0.
Trent Seaborn went supernova for Thompson, throwing for 370 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.9% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Seaborn a new career-high in rushing yards (23). Darion Moseley was another key player, picking up 126 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Daphne's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.7 points per game. As for Thompson, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
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