McGill-Toolen has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Spanish Fort Toros at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are at an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2016, but likely not for long.
McGill-Toolen is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against St. Paul's Episcopal on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. McGill-Toolen was beaten by St. Paul's Episcopal 31-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Yellowjackets in their matchups with the Saints: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Spanish Fort came tearing into last Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 31-15 victory over the Dolphins.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to EJ King and he. King rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries while he rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. What's more, Sawyer Wilson also racked up 117 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August.
Spanish Fort was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
McGill-Toolen's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Spanish Fort, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
McGill-Toolen might still be hurting after the 41-19 defeat they got from Spanish Fort in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can McGill-Toolen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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