After each having a week off, the Elberta Warriors and the Vigor Wolves will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elberta, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Vigor's (thus far) undefeated season.
Elberta is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 35-27 to Faith Academy two weeks ago.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Sam Harrison, who threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (104 yards to be exact) went to Adrian Billups, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, everything went Vigor's way against Citronelle last Friday as Vigor made off with a 32-6 win. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Wildcats are ranked 62nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Dylan Jackson, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 75 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Carlos Benjamin Jr was another key player, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Vigor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Vigor's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Devan Whitsett, Kobe Skipwith, and Brandon Coats picked up one apiece. Vigor got some further help from Jabarrius Garror: he picked up a sack and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Elberta's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Vigor, their record now sits at 5-0.
Elberta took a serious blow against Vigor in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 46-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Benjamin Jr, who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Elberta knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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