Geneva and Slocomb are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Geneva Panthers will take on the Slocomb Red Tops at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses dating back to last season for Geneva and three for Slocomb.
Geneva came up short against Straughn on Friday, falling 28-7.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 40-6, which was the final score in Slocomb's tilt against Trinity Presbyterian on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Red Tops can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Wildcats are ranked 113th).
Geneva's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Slocomb, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Geneva didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Slocomb in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 46-41 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Slocomb's Cade Birge, who threw for 291 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Geneva still be able to contain Birge? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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