Two dominant backs in Calvin Hughley and Mike Jones are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Opelika Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Pike Road Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Opelika's defense has only allowed 12.2 points per game this season, so Pike Road's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Opelika's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Smiths Station at home to the tune of 50-0. Considering the Bulldogs have won three matchups by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hughley and Colby Key were among the main playmakers for Opelika as the former rushed for 57 yards and two touchdowns and the latter threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommie Johnson, who rushed for 23 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Opelika was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Pike Road entered their tilt with Percy Julian on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They secured a 39-35 W over the Phoenix.
Pike Road's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Cason Myers, who threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns, and Jones, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Myers a new career-high in rushing yards. 88 of those passing yards were hauled in by Levi Kelly.
Pike Road's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Amari Smith and Corey Tims, who racked up six sacks between them. Tims is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Opelika pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Pike Road, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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