East Limestone was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against the Russellville Golden Tigers, falling 52-6. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 316th, while the Golden Tigers are ranked 84th).
Despite the loss, East Limestone still got an impressive performance from Adrian Villa, who rushed for 176 yards.
It was another big night for Cameron Phinizee, who rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries for Russellville. Phinizee's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 16th straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. Tarus Davis was another key player, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
East Limestone's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Russellville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
East Limestone will face off against Priceville on Friday. East Limestone is facing Priceville at the right time seeing as Priceville is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Russellville, they will challenge Ardmore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Russellville is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Ardmore a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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