After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Decatur is finally coming home. They will welcome the Muscle Shoals Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 55-7, which was the final score in Decatur's tilt against Jasper on Friday.
Despite the defeat, Decatur saw an underclassman step up: Devin Haley rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Muscle Shoals humbled Columbia with a 63-6 victory. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Eagles are ranked 347th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Decatur dropped their record down to 0-3 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Muscle Shoals, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Decatur was dealt a bruising 56-3 defeat at the hands of Muscle Shoals when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Decatur have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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