Football Recap: New Albany Beats Senatobia for Their Fifth Straight Victory

By Team Reports Oct 7, 2024, 12:58pm

Football Recap: New Albany Bulldogs vs. Senatobia Warriors

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New Albany hadn't done well against Senatobia recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The New Albany Bulldogs snuck past the Senatobia Warriors with a 25-19 victory. The Bulldogs' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.

The critical scores for New Albany came from Zyon Robinson, Nehemiah Boyd, and Isaiah Simpson. Another player making a difference was Braden Shettles, who threw for 186 yards and a touchdown.

New Albany wouldn't let Senatobia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Robinson, Aj Curbow, and Dedric Robinson Jr picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Robinson is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game. New Albany got some further help from Parker Skinner: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).

New Albany's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Senatobia, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.

New Albany will head out on the road to take on Byhalia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Albany is facing Byhalia at the right time seeing as Byhalia is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Senatobia, they will welcome South Pontotoc at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Senatobia's defense has only allowed 10.6 points per game this season, so South Pontotoc's offense will have their work cut out for them.

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