Two dominant backs in Michael Dujon and Tristin Blackmon are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Thompson Warriors will host the Prattville Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thompson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.7 points per game this season.
Thompson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Hoover, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Thompson was ranked tenth). Thompson and Hoover were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Thompson suffered a 27-26 loss. The game was a 10-10 toss-up at halftime, but the Warriors couldn't quite close it out.
Although Thompson took the loss, they still got scores from Darion Moseley, Trent Seaborn, and Dujon.
Thompson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Terry Robinson and Anquon Fegans. Thompson got some further help from Trenton Cheatom: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Prattville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Hillcrest, falling 53-28. The Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-7.
Thompson's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Prattville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
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