Football Preview: Southern Bulldogs vs. Douglass Eagles
The Southern Bulldogs will face off against the Douglass Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southern will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Chesapeake, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Southern secured a 28-23 W over Chesapeake last Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
It was another big night for Lj Evans, who rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 138 rushing yards. Vinny Zimmerman was another key player, throwing for 177 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Douglass put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Surrattsville 63-0. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 30 points or more this season.
Southern has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.3 points per game. As for Douglass, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
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