Despite a strong season so far, Alto has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They lost 58-34 to the Overton Mustangs on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Yellowjackets of the 48-20 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Several Yellowjackets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Anthony Battle, who rushed for 212 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Camdyn Almond, who threw for 247 yards and four touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Alto was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Bryce Still continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Overton, rushing for 124 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 198 yards and two touchdowns. Still also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes. 98 of Still's passing yards were hauled in by Rylan Holleman.
Alto's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3. As for Overton, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Alto will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Deweyville at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th. One thing working in Deweyville's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matches. As for Overton, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 45-44 win against Mt. Enterprise on the 1st.
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