United South and Alexander are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The United South Panthers will host the Alexander Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Alexander is facing United South at the wrong time: United South suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They and the Cardinals were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 6-5 loss. Having soared to a lofty 33 points in the game before, the Panthers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Alexander). They had just enough and edged Veterans Memorial out 44-42. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their ten-point performance the match before.
Jose Fernandez Iii was a one-man wrecking crew for Alexander as he rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown. Fernandez Iii was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 60 yards. Jayden Gonzalez was another key player, picking up 130 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Alexander wouldn't let Veterans Memorial keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mateo Ca?amar was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Veterans Memorial's side was Caleb Palomo, who made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Alexander was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
This is the second loss in a row for United South and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Alexander, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
United South lost to Alexander at home by a decisive 21-7 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for United South, Gael Rodriguez (who rushed for 237 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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