Luverne has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Montgomery Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Luverne is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Zion Chapel on Thursday as Luverne made off with a 41-20 victory. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 20 point advantage.
Luverne found their leader in underclassman Elliott Harris, who rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 147 receiving yards and a touchdown. Harris was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 69 yards. Kane Smith was another key player, throwing for 232 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Luverne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Montgomery Academy got the win against Northside Methodist Academy on Friday by a conclusive 41-16. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Knights are ranked 351st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montgomery Academy found their leader in underclassman Reid Mcbride, who threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Mcbride's posted a season-high passer rating of 171.1. Another player making a difference was D.J. Vinson, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Montgomery Academy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of William Marks and David Whisenhunt.
The win got Luverne back to even at 2-2. As for Montgomery Academy, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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