The Tuscaloosa Academy Knights will face off against the Sulligent Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Tuscaloosa Academy sitting on four straight wins and Sulligent on seven.
Tuscaloosa Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 44-34 victory over Pisgah.
Preston Lancaster continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 85 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 374 yards and a touchdown while completing 87.5% of his passes. Those 85 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ellis Hamiter, who gained 138 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Sulligent won against Southeastern last Friday with 38 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Sulligent was the clear victor by a 38-12 margin over Winston County. Sulligent's win was all the more impressive since the Yellowjackets were averaging only 12.62 points allowed on the season.
Sulligent's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Tuscaloosa Academy, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.
Tuscaloosa Academy couldn't quite finish off Sulligent when the teams last played back in October and fell 46-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sulligent's Aj Lowe, who rushed for 250 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Now that Tuscaloosa Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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