The UMS-Wright Prep Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Vigor Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
UMS-Wright Prep's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They strolled past Rain with points to spare, taking the game 15-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
The critical scores for UMS-Wright Prep came from James Hollon and Bo Wills.
Meanwhile, Vigor put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat LeFlore 60-0 on the road. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Rattlers are ranked 183rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
One reason for the win was Vigor's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 13 sacks. Jabarrius Garror led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.3 sacks per game. Vigor got some further help from Aamarii Lofton: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
UMS-Wright Prep now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Vigor, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
UMS-Wright Prep suffered a grim 31-9 defeat to Vigor in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vigor's Carlos Benjamin Jr, who rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry. Now that UMS-Wright Prep 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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