The Smiths Station Panthers will square off against the Stanhope Elmore Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Smiths Station is looking for their season's first victory.
Smiths Station's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Opelika on Friday. They took a blow against the Bulldogs, falling 50-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Stanhope Elmore). They strolled past Park Crossing with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 31-12.
Arthur Mcqueen was his usual excellent self, rushing for 227 yards while picking up 14.2 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamari Coleman, who rushed for 132 yards.
Smiths Station's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Stanhope Elmore, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Smiths Station came up short against Stanhope Elmore in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, falling 31-25. Can Smiths Station avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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