The Huntsville Panthers will face off against the Sparkman Senators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Huntsville's defense has only allowed 16.2 points per game this season, so Sparkman's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Huntsville's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when James Clemens offense got past them. Huntsville came up short against James Clemens on Friday, falling 32-7. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Jets recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Sparkman came into Friday's game having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victor by a 44-20 margin over Albertville on Friday. The Senators' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sparkman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braylon Lawson, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Keaton Williams, who threw for 117 yards and two touchdowns.
Sparkman's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Jordan Garner led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Emmanuel Armstrong also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four. Sparkman got some further help from Jayden Chambers: he picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sparkman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Huntsville fell to 3-1. As for Sparkman, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Huntsville beat Sparkman 35-28 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sparkman's Josh Ward, who rushed for 37 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 230 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Huntsville to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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