The Montevallo Bulldogs will challenge the Shelby County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Montevallo and three for Shelby County.
Montevallo is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Selma on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Bulldogs lost 36-10 to the Saints. The Bulldogs were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Meanwhile, while it was Shelby County who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was Demopolis who put up more. The Wildcats fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 29-27. While the Wildcats had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Tigers 13-8.
Montevallo will have to contain Devan Alexander as he made an impact in Shelby County's last game. He rushed for 136 yards and three TDs.
Shelby County now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Montevallo, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Montevallo might still be hurting after the 42-16 defeat they got from Shelby County in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Bulldogs were down 42-9.
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