Brantley is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Elba is on a six-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Brantley Bulldogs will welcome the Elba Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Brantley blew past Red Level, posting a 48-14 win on the road.
Meanwhile, Elba took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 68-28 victory over Kinston.
It was another big night for Alvin Henderson, who rushed for 345 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 19.2 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 18th straight game with at least 165 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Elba was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 557 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 340 rushing yards in 18 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Brantley's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Elba, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Brantley took a serious blow against Elba in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 48-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Henderson, who rushed for 271 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. Now that Brantley 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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