The Daphne Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Spanish Fort Toros at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Daphne's defense has only allowed 17.4 points per game this season, so Spanish Fort's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Daphne is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Baker, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Daphne was ranked 23rd). Daphne fell to Baker 27-21. That makes it the first time this season the Trojans have let down their home crowd.
Although Daphne took the loss, they still got scores from Mikkel Willoughby and Jaecyn (Scoot) Myles. Jaylyn Thibodeaux was another key player, throwing for 151 yards and a touchdown.
Daphne's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Antoine Sledge and Edrick Mryon Williams. Mryon Williams 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. Another thorn in Baker's side was Marquaes Lambert, who made 12 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Spanish Fort, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Murphy 44-6 at home. That looming 44-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Toros yet this season.
Spanish Fort's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sawyer Wilson, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Wilson got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 59 yards.
Another reason for the win was Spanish Fort's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Trent Sellers was especially locked on to Murphy's QB and sacked him twice. Spanish Fort got some further help from Bishop Burkhalter: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Daphne's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Spanish Fort, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Daphne came up short against Spanish Fort in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 35-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Spanish Fort's Aaden Shamburger, who threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 69 yards. Now that Daphne knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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