Football Recap: Spanish Fort Picks Up Seventh Straight Win at Home

By Team Reports Oct 20, 2024, 7:58am

Football Recap: Spanish Fort Toros vs. Gulf Shores Dolphins

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Spanish Fort entered their tilt with Gulf Shores on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They strolled past the Gulf Shores Dolphins with points to spare, taking the game 31-15. That's more bragging rights for the Toros, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Spanish Fort had a senior duo take command as Sawyer Wilson rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown and EJ King rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards Wilson has posted since back in August.

Spanish Fort was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.

Spanish Fort's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Gulf Shores, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.

Spanish Fort will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on McGill-Toolen at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. Spanish Fort's defense has only allowed 14.4 points per game this season, so McGill-Toolen's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Gulf Shores, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 16-14 defeat against Theodore on the 18th.

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