On Friday Byrd will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the St. Paul's Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Byrd is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Woodlawn-B.R. with a sharp 20-0 win. The 20-point effort marked the Yellow Jackets' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Desmond Simmons was his usual excellent self, rushing for 197 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Byrd didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ja?Cari Williams and Azariae Barfield. Byrd got some further help from Darell Cottonham Jr.: he defended a pass.
Byrd was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 247 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, St. Paul's had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five two weeks ago. They walked away with a 38-28 victory over the Lions. St. Paul's win was all the more impressive since the Lions were averaging only 14.2 points allowed on the season.
St. Paul's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.7 points per game. As for Byrd, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
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