A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against the Chilton County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Elmore County has three straight wins, Chilton County has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Elmore County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Sylacauga 36-7. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 21 points or more this season.
Elmore County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gage Davis, who threw for 150 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Caleb Spivey was another key player, rushing for 52 yards and two touchdowns.
Elmore County's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Luke Reinert was especially locked on to Sylacauga's QB and sacked him three times. Reinert has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, a win for Chilton County just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Spain Park, falling 37-6. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Jaguars are ranked fourth).
Elmore County's victory bumped their record up to 6-2-1. As for Chilton County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
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