The UMS-Wright Prep Bulldogs will square off against the St. Michael Catholic Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
UMS-Wright Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Faith Academy 35-0 on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Rams are ranked 211th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bo Wills was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, St. Michael Catholic had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Makos as they made off with a 42-21 victory. Considering the Cardinals have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Noah Moss, who rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 49 receiving yards. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run. Gunner Rivers was another key player, throwing for 268 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
St. Michael Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for UMS-Wright Prep and bumps their season record up to 4-5. As for St. Michael Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. UMS-Wright Prep has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 147.8 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, St. Michael Catholic has preferred to attack from the air: they average 279.2 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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