Montgomery Academy has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Dadeville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Montgomery Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
Montgomery Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Alabama Christian Academy two weeks ago as Montgomery Academy made off with a 57-36 win. With that victory, Montgomery Academy brought their scoring average up to 27 points per game.
A big part of Montgomery Academy's win came down to the chemistry between Reid Mcbride and his top target Braden Gordon. Mcbride threw for 339 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 passes while Gordon gained 231 total yards and three touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 80 yards. Mac Benefield helped Mcbride out on the ground, rushing for 130 yards and a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Montgomery Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Dadeville just wasn't in the cards last Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 23-3 to Valley. Having soared to a lofty 54 points in the game before, the Tigers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Montgomery Academy pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.3 points per game. As for Dadeville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Montgomery Academy has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 360.3 total yards per game. It's a different story for Dadeville, though, as they've been averaging only 238.7. Will Montgomery Academy be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Dadeville flip the script?
Montgomery Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Dadeville in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, but they still walked away with an 8-2 victory. Will Montgomery Academy repeat their success, or does Dadeville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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