The Williamson Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Elberta Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Williamson will be strutting in after a win while Elberta will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Williamson on the road against Wayne County as the team secured a 44-6 victory. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 48th in Alabama, while the War Eagles are ranked 148th in Mississippi), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alvin Dinkins had an outrageously good game as he threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns while completing 87% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Williamson also got a significant boost from Todrick Withers, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 126 yards.
Williamson's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Taijh Overton and Jermaine Mccree. Mccree also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Demarcus Dale-Brown was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Williamson was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 583 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Elberta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell just short of Robertsdale by a score of 13-10.
Williamson's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for Elberta, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Williamson against Elberta in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 39-12 victory. Does Williamson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elberta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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