The Alcoa Tornadoes will square off against the Red Bank Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Alcoa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Upperman as they made off with a 49-28 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tornadoes.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Thomas Manu and Bronzdon Chaffin. Manu had a great game and threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes. Meanwhile, Chaffin was balling out in the loss, rushing for 127 yards and a pair of scores on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 122 yards and one TD.
Meanwhile, Red Bank really took it to Gibbs for the full four quarters, racking up a 34-7 win.
Alcoa better keep an eye on Jacolbi Salley. He was instrumental in Red Bank's win, rushing for 285 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per carry. Salley really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
Red Bank was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 381 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Red Bank didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tramell Davis Jr and Nate Shropshire Jr.
Red Bank's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Alcoa, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided on the ground. Alcoa has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 160.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Red Bank struggles in that department as they've been averaging 179.3 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's contest turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Everything came up roses for Alcoa against Red Bank when the teams last played back in November of 2020, as the team secured a 42-7 victory. In that game, the Tornadoes amassed a halftime lead of 27-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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