Elmore County is 2-8 against Tallassee since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Elmore County Panthers will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Tallassee Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Elmore County will be strutting in after a victory while Tallassee will be coming in after a defeat.
Elmore County is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Dadeville. Everything went Elmore County's way against Dadeville on Friday as Elmore County made off with a 28-7 win. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Panthers were the (much) better team in the second half.
Elmore County found their leader in underclassman Tyler Payton, who rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Payton's longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
One reason for the win was Elmore County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 4.5 sacks. Leading the way was Caleb Spivey and his two. Luke Reinert was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making seven total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Elmore County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Tallassee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 22-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of Montgomery Academy.
Elmore County strolled past Tallassee in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 34-20. Will Elmore County repeat their success, or does Tallassee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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