The Handley Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Dadeville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Handley nor Dadeville posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Handley is leaving town to face Dadeville after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Handley was outmatched by Central of Clay County at home and fell 40-7. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Volunteers are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, Dadeville was not quite Elmore County's equal in the second half on Friday. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 28-7. The loss leaves the Tigers without a win on the season.
Dadeville wouldn't let Elmore County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Corde Jefferson, Jay Burns, and Gabe Abernathy picked up one apiece.
Everything went Handley's way against Dadeville when the teams last played back in October of 2017 as Handley made off with a 46-20 win. In that match, Handley amassed a halftime lead of 33-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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