Football Preview: Muscle Shoals Trojans vs. Parker Thundering Herd
The Muscle Shoals Trojans will challenge the Parker Thundering Herd at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Muscle Shoals sitting on four straight victories and Parker on seven.
Muscle Shoals is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Clay-Chalkville by a score of 31-21. Muscle Shoals' win was all the more impressive since the Cougars were averaging only 11.83 points allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Parker faced Mountain Brook in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Everything went Parker's way against Mountain Brook as Parker made off with a 28-7 victory. Considering the Thundering Herd have won eight matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Terence Gaines Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 186 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Those 186 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Parker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 384 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Parker didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Talton Thomas and Timothy Merritt.
Parker pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.6 points per game. As for Muscle Shoals, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Muscle Shoals took their win against Parker in their previous matchup back in November of 2022 by a conclusive 31-6. Does Muscle Shoals have another victory up their sleeve, or will Parker turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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