The Susan Moore Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Decatur Heritage Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything went Susan Moore's way against North Sand Mountain as Susan Moore made off with a 48-27 win. With the Bulldogs ahead 35-13 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Susan Moore to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sam Garrison, who rushed for 286 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 58 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Garrison has posted since back in September. Drew Justice also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Susan Moore was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 453 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Decatur Heritage Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They put the hurt on Ragland with a sharp 49-24 victory on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their seven-point performance the match before.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Savarius Evans and A'Ron Lee. Evans had a great game and rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Lee was balling out in the loss, picking up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown.
Decatur Heritage Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Paxton Tarver and Dalton Gay.
Decatur Heritage Christian Academy pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.8 points. As for Susan Moore, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Susan Moore has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 214.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Decatur Heritage Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 270.4. It's looking like Thursday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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