The Sonoraville Phoenix will head out on the road to face off against the Rockmart Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Sonoraville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Murray County at home to the tune of 49-6 on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Phoenix just coasted through the last quarter.
Chaz Pate was his usual excellent self, throwing for 271 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Braxen Mcmahan, who picked up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Rockmart had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Colts 35-7 on the road. That 28 point margin sets a new team best for the Yellowjackets this season.
Tristan Anderson and Cortez Wright were among the main playmakers for Rockmart as the former gained 71 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Anderson also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making two total tackles and defending three passes.
Rockmart'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 Tyree Mccrary and Kannon Jones.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rockmart was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Sonoraville and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Rockmart, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Sonoraville suffered a grim 50-28 defeat to Rockmart in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Sonoraville, Jojo Haynes (who rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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