The Bayside Academy Admirals will square off against the Randolph County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bayside Academy comes in on ten and Randolph County on five.
Bayside Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed past Houston Academy to the tune of 46-7. Given the Admirals' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Raiders are ranked 189th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Bayside Academy's win came down to the chemistry between Davis Barnett and his top target Noah Cain. Barnett threw for 315 yards and five TDs while completing 80.8% of his passes while Cain gained 137 total yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 78 yards. Walker Collins was another key player, picking up 112 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Bayside Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Randolph County was able to grind out a solid victory over Thorsby on Thursday, taking the game 51-40.
Bayside Academy better keep an eye on Maruice Winston. He was instrumental in Randolph County's win, rushing for 447 yards and three scores while picking up 19.4 yards per carry. Those 447 rushing yards gave Winston a new career-high.
Randolph County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Winston and Keyone Knight, who each picked up one interception apiece.
Bayside Academy's record now sits at 10-1. As for Randolph County, their record is now 9-2.
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