Southern Alamance and Williams are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Southern Alamance Patriots will be playing at home against the Williams Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Southern Alamance will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 24-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Southern Nash by a score of 22-20.
Although Southern Alamance took the loss, they still got scores from Jacob Alexander, Jvan Hamby, and Justin Donley.
Meanwhile, Williams had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Panthers 49-7 on the road. The matchup marked the Bulldogs' most dominant win of the season so far.
It was another big night for Dan Mahan, who threw for 149 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 53 yards. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Kristopher Rogers was another key player, rushing for 68 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Williams was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Williams' defense and their three sacks. Cooper Rice was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Southern Alamance's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Williams, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Southern Alamance was able to grind out a solid win over Williams when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 33-20. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mahan, who threw for 217 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Southern Alamance still be able to contain Mahan? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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