Two dominant backs in Cameron Phinizee and Makhi Fowler are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Russellville Golden Tigers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Wenonah Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Russellville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.4 points per game this season.
Russellville is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Athens on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Russellville lost 45-23 to Athens. The Golden Tigers have struggled against the Golden Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Russellville got top-tier performance from Phinizee, who rushed for 233 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry.
Even though they lost, Russellville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 254 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Despite a strong season so far, Wenonah has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They fell just short of Bessemer City by a score of 10-7 last Thursday.
Russellville moved to 7-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Wenonah, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3.
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