After two games on the road, Southwood is heading back home. They will face off against the Minden Crimson Tide at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Southwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 48-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Washington on Friday. Even if the Cowboys couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Despite the loss, Southwood got top-tier performance from Cornelius Martin, who threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Roderick Bates, who picked up 187 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Southwood's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Jordan Cunningham was especially locked on to Washington's QB and sacked him twice. Cunningham is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Minden entered their game against Northwood on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Minden took a 21-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northwood. The defeat continues a trend for the Crimson Tide in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost five in a row.
Although Minden took the loss, they still got scores from Kaiden Shine and Denarius Crowe.
Southwood's loss was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Minden, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2.
Southwood was dealt a bruising 27-0 loss at the hands of Minden when the teams last played back in September of 2016. Will Southwood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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