The Shannon Red Raiders and the West Lauderdale Knights are set to duel on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Shannon sitting on seven straight victories and West Lauderdale on nine.
Shannon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Kosciusko by a score of 29-20.
Meanwhile, West Lauderdale hadn't done well against Houston recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. West Lauderdale strolled past Houston with points to spare, taking the game 25-7.
West Lauderdale's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Travion Mosley, who rushed for 226 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and K.P PEOPLES, who rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. PEOPLES's longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
West Lauderdale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 223 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
West Lauderdale wouldn't let Houston keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. West Lauderdale can thank Sam Wansley and Shawne Cole for forcing all of them.
West Lauderdale's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Shannon, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Shannon came up short against West Lauderdale in their previous matchup back in November of 2020, falling 12-0. Can Shannon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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