Two dominant signal callers in Cade Birge and Reid Mcbride are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Slocomb Red Tops's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Montgomery Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Slocomb will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Slocomb headed into their last game having not scored more than 12 points for four straight, but Northside Methodist Academy let them put that streak behind them. Slocomb enjoyed a cozy 40-21 victory over Northside Methodist Academy on Friday. The contest marked the Red Tops' most dominant win of the season.
Birge was his usual excellent self, rushing for 180 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 195 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Hayes Hatton was another key player, gaining 150 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Montgomery Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Trinity Presbyterian 28-27. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Eagles were down 13-0 in the fourth quarter.
Montgomery Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Braden Gordon out in front who picked up 71 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Mcbride, who threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt.
Slocomb's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3. As for Montgomery Academy, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Slocomb took a serious blow against Montgomery Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 53-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Montgomery Academy's D.J. Vinson, who picked up 234 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Slocomb 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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