The Berry Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the South Lamar Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Berry has five straight wins, South Lamar has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Berry didn't have too much trouble with Hubbertville on the road as they won 32-13.
Berry can attribute much of their success to Ayden Lake Norris, who rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and Ace Norris, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Lake Norris' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 162 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Berry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 300 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, South Lamar came up short against Marion County on Friday and fell 24-14.
Berry's victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for South Lamar, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Berry was taken down by South Lamar 42-6 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Berry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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