The St. Stephens Indians will venture away from home to challenge the McDowell Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Friday, St. Stephens came up short against Freedom and fell 28-21. The Indians have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, McDowell suffered their closest loss since August 23, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Alexander Central by a score of 30-28. That makes it the first time this season the Titans have let down their home crowd.
St. Stephens will have to contain Danny Charles Brown as he made an impact in McDowell's last game. He rushed for 85 yards and one TD on only nine carries, and also threw for 192 yards and one touchdown. Another player making a difference was Jordan Barnett, who rushed for 70 yards and a pair of scores.
McDowell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayden Silver and Jayden Whitesides.
McDowell suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 5-2. As for St. Stephens, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
St. Stephens couldn't quite finish off McDowell in their previous meeting back in March of 2021 and fell 21-18. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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