The Wooddale Cardinals will challenge the Sheffield Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wooddale has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Sheffield will come in with six straight wins.
Last Friday, Wooddale came up short against Memphis East and fell 40-32.
Meanwhile, Sheffield didn't have too much trouble with Lakeland Preparatory on Friday as they won 34-15.
Javarius Triplett was his usual excellent self, rushing for 205 yards on only 13 carries. Those 205 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Radarious Jackson was another key player, gaining 132 total yards and two touchdowns.
Sheffield wouldn't let Lakeland Preparatory keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Markell Perrier was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12. Sheffield got some further help from Deangelo Franklin: he picked up three sacks and made 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Sheffield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Wooddale's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Sheffield, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Wooddale took a serious blow against Sheffield when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 42-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jackson, who picked up 110 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 18 yards and a touchdown. Now that Wooddale knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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