Football Preview: Pike Road Patriots vs. Saraland Spartans
The Pike Road Patriots and the Saraland Spartans are set to duel on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pike Road comes in on seven and Saraland on 12.
Pike Road is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Hueytown , sneaking past 11-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Patriots have posted since November 24, 2023.
Meanwhile, Saraland faced Spain Park in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Everything went Saraland's way against Spain Park as Saraland made off with a 45-19 victory. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won ten matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Kj Lacey, who threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Santae Mcwilliams Jr. was another key player, rushing for 200 yards while picking up 9.1 yards per carry.
Saraland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Pike Road's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Saraland, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.
Pike Road was dealt a bruising 46-7 loss at the hands of Saraland in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Pike Road avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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