The Oneonta Redskins will square off against the Boaz Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Oneonta is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Hokes Bluff on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Oneonta took a blow against Hokes Bluff, falling 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Redskins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Eagles are ranked 94th).
Meanwhile, Boaz came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 31-21 win over the Knights.
Tristan Childers was his usual excellent self, rushing for 167 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Pierce, who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns.
Boaz was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Boaz didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Elijah Kelley.
This is the second loss in a row for Oneonta and nudges their season record down to 2-7. As for Boaz, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
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