Falkville and Winston County are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Falkville Blue Devils are taking a road trip to square off against the Winston County Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Falkville sitting on three straight wins and Winston County on ten (dating back to last season).
Last Friday, Falkville strolled past Cold Springs with points to spare, taking the game 30-12.
Falkville can attribute much of their success to Landon Powers, who rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and Brodie Bennett, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards Bennett has posted since back in October of 2023.
Falkville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Falkville wouldn't let Cold Springs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Falkville can thank Derrick Woodruff and Ryan Childers for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Winston County beat Decatur Heritage Christian Academy 14-7 on Friday. The 14-point effort marked the Yellowjackets' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Chris Clemons continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown.
Falkville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Winston County, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Falkville has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 177.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Winston County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 232.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Falkville suffered a grim 27-6 defeat to Winston County in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Falkville, Eli Moore (who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
