The Smiths Station Panthers will challenge the Stanhope Elmore Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Smiths Station will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Smiths Station's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Opelika on Friday. They were outmatched by the Bulldogs on the road and fell 50-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Stanhope Elmore). They took down Park Crossing 31-12 two weeks ago.
Arthur Mcqueen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 227 yards while picking up 14.2 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run. Jamari Coleman was another key player, rushing for 132 yards.
Stanhope Elmore's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Deondre Washington and Joidaden Carter-Stone. Washington also set a new season high mark in defended passes with four. Dezmond Barnes was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Stanhope Elmore was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 476 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Smiths Station's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Stanhope Elmore, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Smiths Station came up short against Stanhope Elmore in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, falling 31-25. Can Smiths Station avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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