New Albany has gone 8-0 against Byhalia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The New Albany Bulldogs will face off against the Byhalia Indians at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (New Albany has five straight victories, Byhalia has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
New Albany will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Senatobia, who they hadn't topped in six consecutive meetings. New Albany managed a 25-19 win over Senatobia on Friday.
The critical scores for New Albany came from Zyon Robinson, Nehemiah Boyd, and Isaiah Simpson. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Shettles, who threw for 186 yards and a touchdown.
New Albany wouldn't let Senatobia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Robinson, Aj Curbow, and Dedric Robinson Jr picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Robinson is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game. Parker Skinner was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a victory for Byhalia just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by West Lowndes 54-22. One positive for the Indians, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
New Albany pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Byhalia, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for New Albany against Byhalia in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 49-20 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Albany since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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