The Wellborn Panthers will square off against the Cleburne County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wellborn is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, Wellborn beat Saks 26-14. The 26-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, Cleburne County was not quite Booker T. Washington's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a blow against the Golden Eagles, falling 41-14. 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 266th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 56th).
Wellborn pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cleburne County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Wellborn came up short against Cleburne County in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 28-22. Can Wellborn avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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