The St. Clair County Fighting Saints are on the road again on Friday to play the Ashville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
St. Clair County is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Jacksonville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Clair County lost 45-21 to Jacksonville.
St. Clair County might have lost, but man, Landyn Smith was a machine: he threw for 400 yards and three touchdowns. Smith has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last six times he's played.
Meanwhile, Ashville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Cherokee County on the road and fell 49-6. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Warriors are ranked 60th).
St. Clair County now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Ashville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
St. Clair County strolled past Ashville in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a score of 41-24. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Clair County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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