The Mount Tabor Spartans will venture away from home to take on the St. Stephens Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mount Tabor will be strutting in after a win while St. Stephens will be coming in after a loss.
Mount Tabor is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Glenn: they outscored them in every quarter. The Spartans never let the Bobcats get on the board and left with a 26-0 victory on Friday. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 26 points or more this season.
The critical scores for Mount Tabor came from Dylon Dillard, Jock Hunder, and Taryton Thacker.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Mount Tabor proved: they limited Glenn to a paltry 2.4 yards per carry. While one picked up at least five total tackles, Thacker stood above the rest. He picked up three sacks and made five total tackles. Mount Tabor's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.6.
Mount Tabor didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jessie Wallace.
Meanwhile, St. Stephens came up short against Watauga on Friday and fell 28-18. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Pioneers are ranked 31st).
Mount Tabor is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.7 points on average over those games. As for St. Stephens, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Friday's contest might be decided on the ground. Mount Tabor has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 148.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like St. Stephens struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 200 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's game turns into a tough fight on the ground. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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