The Maplesville Red Devils have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Florala Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maplesville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.1 points per game this season.
Maplesville will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker on Friday after a huge 24-point win in their prior game. They fell just short of Alabama Christian Academy by a score of 32-29. It was the first time this season that the Red Devils let down their fans at home.
Despite the defeat, Maplesville got top-tier performance from Colby Mitchell, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also caught a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Nehemiah Mccary, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Maplesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Maplesville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dee Elliott and Aidan Abbott.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Florala's good fortune finally ran out two weeks ago. The match between them and Elba wasn't particularly close, with Florala falling 40-24. The Wildcats gained 54 more yards on the day, but it was the Tigers that made the best use of them.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Elijah Mcmeans, who picked up 172 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 101.7 receiving yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Bryan, who picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Florala's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3. As for Maplesville, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
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