Football Recap: Globe Piles Up the Points Against ALA - Anthem South

By Team Reports Oct 15, 2024, 2:56pm

Football Recap: Globe Tigers vs. ALA - Anthem South Titans

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Globe won the last time they faced ALA - Anthem South, and things went their way on Friday too. The Globe Tigers took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 47-12 win over the ALA - Anthem South Titans. With the Tigers ahead 40-12 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Jaeger Franco had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Braden Wager also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Globe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 92.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four matchups they've averaged 203.

Globe didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gary Perkins and Esteban Garcia. Perkins is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.

The victory made it two in a row for Globe and bumps their season record up to 3-5. As for ALA - Anthem South, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Globe will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Alchesay at 7:00 p.m. on October 24th. ALA - Anthem South also won't see the field for a while: their next match is against St. Johns at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.

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