The Saint James Trojans will challenge the Cleburne County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Saint James' favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Cleburne County has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Saint James will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Booker T. Washington on Friday. Saint James snuck past Booker T. Washington with a 32-28 victory.
A big part of Saint James' win came down to the chemistry between Chase Perry and his top target Tabor Offord. Perry threw for 137 yards and three touchdowns while Offord picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Saint James didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Grant Phillips and Braylen Corley. Wils Johnson was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a victory for Cleburne County just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Tallassee 35-7. The matchup marked Cleburne County's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Saint James has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Cleburne County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
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