Football Preview: South Lamar Stallions vs. Sulligent Blue Devils
South Lamar is 2-8 against Sulligent since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Lamar Stallions will head out on the road to square off against the Sulligent Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m.
South Lamar is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Lynn on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. South Lamar took a blow against Lynn, falling 35-6. Having soared to a lofty 48 points in the game before, the Stallions couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Sulligent never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 28-0 win over Aliceville. The Blue Devils pushed the score to 20-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Yellowjackets had little chance of recovering from.
Aj Lowe continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 177 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards.
Sulligent wouldn't let Aliceville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Braden Long, Johnwil Spruiel, and Wyatt Sandlin picked up one apiece. Sandlin also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
South Lamar's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Sulligent, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-4.
South Lamar might still be hurting after the 35-12 loss they got from Sulligent when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lowe, who rushed for 163 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Now that South Lamar knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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