The Park Crossing Thunderbirds will head out to face off against the Russell County Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Park Crossing will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Park Crossing lost to Stanhope Elmore at home by a 31-12 margin.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Russell County). They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Percy Julian 49-19 on the road. The Warriors pushed the score to 42-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Phoenix cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Devin Brown, who rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Bryson Riggins, who threw for 238 yards and four touchdowns.
Park Crossing's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Russell County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Park Crossing lost to Russell County on the road by a decisive 25-10 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Park Crossing avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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