Collierville has gone 3-0 against Douglass recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Collierville Dragons will host the Douglass Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Collierville has three straight wins, Douglass has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Collierville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Bartlett, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Collierville was ranked tenth). Collierville came out on top against Bartlett by a score of 29-19 on Friday.
Collierville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emmanuel Palmer, who picked up 178 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Palmer is now averaging an impressive 112.7 receiving yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Troutman, who threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt.
Another reason for the win was Collierville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. In that department, Samuel Iroh was the leader with three. He is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now sacked two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Bartlett's side was Tristian Euell, who picked up a sack, made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Douglass came up short against Raleigh-Egypt on Thursday and fell 34-22.
Collierville's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Douglass, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Collierville against Douglass in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 57-0 victory. Will Collierville repeat their success, or does Douglass have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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