Baldwin County is 1-9 against Saraland since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Baldwin County Tigers are on the road again to play the Saraland Spartans at 7:00 p.m.
Baldwin County's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Mary G. Montgomery on Thursday. They took a blow against the Vikings, falling 42-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Saraland put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 34-12 margin over McGill-Toolen. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Santae Mcwilliams Jr. was his usual excellent self, rushing for 129 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Saraland's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Damond Williams was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Baldwin County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Saraland, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Baldwin County took a serious blow against Saraland when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 56-7. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Baldwin County was down 49-0.
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