It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the Springville Tigers ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Pell City and snuck past 31-28. The win was familiar territory for Springville who now have three in a row.
Springville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mahlon Alverson, who rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns. Alverson has been hot recently, having posted 100 or more rushing yards the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jake Conner, who rushed for 104 yards on only eight carries.
Springville's victory bumped their record up to 5-5. As for Pell City, their loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 1-9.
Springville will challenge Guntersville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Guntersville presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Springville in Alabama (Guntersville is ranked 42nd, while Springville is ranked 133rd). Pell City will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Huffman at 7:00 p.m. on November 20th. Huffman comes in on a streak of failing to score more than zero points in their last ten games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
