Douglas and Sardis are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Douglas Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sardis Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Douglas is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 48 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Arab on Friday. They had to suffer through a 42-7 loss at the hands of the Knights. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Sardis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Boaz, falling 35-14. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Pirates are ranked 119th).
Douglas has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for Sardis, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Douglas lost to Sardis at home by a decisive 35-21 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Douglas, Blaze Gerhart (who rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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