The Alexander Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Steele Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Alexander comes in on three and Steele on six.
Alexander will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating United, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Alexander walked away with a 24-14 win over United on Friday.
Jose Fernandez Iii continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 256 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Alexander was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Steele). They claimed a resounding 70-14 victory over Johnson. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won eight matches by 23 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Steele's win came down to the chemistry between Royal Capell and his top target Jalen Cooper. Capell picked up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns while Cooper picked up 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Cooper really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards.
Alexander's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.0 points per game. As for Steele, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Alexander has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 212.9 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Steele has preferred to attack from the air: they average 282.6 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
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