After each having a week off, the Cullman Bearcats and the Parker Thundering Herd will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Things were looking good for Cullman after they put the first points on the board two weeks ago, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 14-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Buckhorn. Having soared to a lofty 42 points in the game before, the Bearcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Parker entered their tilt with Woodlawn two weeks ago with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They breezed by the Colonels to the tune of 62-0. The game marked the Thundering Herd's most dominant win of the season.
Parker's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dylan Reese, who threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. Isaiah Miles helped Reese out on the ground, rushing for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Parker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups.
Parker's defense made their presence known, laying out Andre Russell. eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Robert Taylor and Tristen Norman, who racked up six sacks between them. Taylor has been hot recently, having posted two or more sacks the last three times he's played.
Parker pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points per game. As for Cullman, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
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