Florala is 0-4 against Elba since September of 2018 but things could change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Elba Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Florala sitting on four straight wins and Elba on six.
Florala's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Red Level on the road to the tune of 51-0. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Florala's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gage Davis led the charge by throwing for 172 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes. Elijah Mcmeans was another key receiver, picking up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Elba was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Georgiana 49-22 at home. The Tigers pushed the score to 42-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
Alvin Henderson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 243 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.3 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 94 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Elba was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 393 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 283 rushing yards in 23 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Florala has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Elba, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Florala was taken down by Elba 56-28 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Henderson, who rushed for 355 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 17.8 yards per carry. Now that Florala knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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