On Thursday, Opelika faced Carver Montgomery in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Opelika Bulldogs fell 44-35 to the Carver Montgomery Wolverines. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Opelika still got an impressive performance from Blake Johnson, who rushed for 78 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 66 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Opelika didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Vin Schwenk and Kevian King.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Carver Montgomery to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trey Berry, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Tristan ?Tk? Norman also helped out with an impressive 156 receiving yards.
Opelika's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Carver Montgomery, they moved to 6-3 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Opelika will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Hoover at 7:00 p.m. on November 15th. Carver Montgomery does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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