The Florala Wildcats are on the road again on Friday to play the Maplesville Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Florala is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Elba just ended the team's four-game winning streak two weeks ago. The matchup between them and the Tigers wasn't particularly close, with Florala falling 40-24. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
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. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 62 yards. Noah Bryan was in the mix as well, providing Florala with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Maplesville after they claimed the first score on Friday, but it was Alabama Christian Academy who ended up claiming the real prize. Maplesville fell just short of Alabama Christian Academy by a score of 32-29. That makes it the first time this season the Red Devils have let down their home crowd.
Maplesville might have lost, but man, Colby Mitchell was a machine: he 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 matches.
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.
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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