Football Preview: Slaughter Community Charter Knights vs. Sumner Cowboys
The Slaughter Community Charter Knights will head out to take on the Sumner Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Slaughter Community Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 50-20 victory over Thomas Jefferson. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won three contests by 30 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Ty'Kimion Ford, who rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Carson Baxter, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Slaughter Community Charter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Sumner had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five two weeks ago. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 29-27 win over the Warriors.
Sumner's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.0 points per game. As for Slaughter Community Charter, their record now sits at 7-3.
Slaughter Community Charter was taken down by Sumner 46-14 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Slaughter Community Charter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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