Football Preview: Elba Tigers vs. Pleasant Home Eagles
Elba is 4-0 against Pleasant Home since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Elba Tigers will challenge the Pleasant Home Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Elba has four straight victories, Pleasant Home has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Elba blew past Red Level, posting a 46-6 win on the road. With Elba ahead 40-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Alvin Henderson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 76 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 37 receiving yards. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in three or more in the last 21 games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Elba was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 283 rushing yards in 21 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Elba wouldn't let Red Level keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Elba can thank Anthony Mincey and Hakeem Scott for forcing both of them. Scott also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Elba got some further help from Cayden Adkins: he made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a victory for Pleasant Home just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against McKenzie, falling 50-8.
Elba's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Pleasant Home, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Elba against Pleasant Home in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 64-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elba since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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