A victory for Cleburne County just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 55-35 to the Saint James Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Trojans are ranked 122nd).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Saint James to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tabor Offord, who picked up 177 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Saint James is undefeated when Offord posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Chase Perry was in the mix too, providing Saint James with two touchdowns.
Cleburne County dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Saint James, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against Munford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cleburne County is facing Munford at the right time seeing as Munford is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Saint James, they will head out on the road to square off against Tallassee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tallassee will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Saint James surely won't give up without a fight.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
