Stanhope Elmore lost against Pike Road back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Stanhope Elmore Mustangs took a 35-17 bruising from the Pike Road Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Patriots are ranked 50th).
Despite the loss, Stanhope Elmore still got an impressive performance from Arthur Mcqueen, who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns. Mcqueen's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 142 rushing yards dating back to last season. Backing up that air attack was Damarrian Barnes, who rushed for 92 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Stanhope Elmore was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
It was another big night for Mike Jones, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries for Pike Road. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 58 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of O'Mari Smith, who picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Stanhope Elmore's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-4. As for Pike Road, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Stanhope Elmore will venture away from home to face off against Rehobeth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Pike Road, they and Russell County are set to duel on Friday. Russell County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Pike Road likes a good challenge.
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