The Montgomery Catholic Knights will venture away from home to take on the Saraland Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Montgomery Catholic has 20 wins dating back to last season, while Saraland has five).
Montgomery Catholic is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Charles Henderson: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Montgomery Catholic blew Charles Henderson out of the water with a 63-6 final score. The game marked the Knights' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Montgomery Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josh Harriell, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Bryce Carter made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Meanwhile, everything went Saraland's way against McGill-Toolen on Friday as Saraland made off with a 34-12 win. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 48th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Santae Mcwilliams Jr., who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Saraland's defense and their five sacks. Damond Williams was especially locked on to McGill-Toolen's QB and sacked him twice. Williams also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Montgomery Catholic's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Saraland, their record is now 5-0.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Montgomery Catholic has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 404.4 total yards per game. However, it's not like Saraland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 359.2. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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