The Gardendale Rockets will challenge the Woodlawn Colonels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Gardendale ended up a good deal behind Mortimer Jordan and lost 34-20. Despite 77 more yards than the Blue Devils, the Rockets couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Gardendale saw an underclassman step up: Urijah Casey rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown. Casey really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run. Deacon Dyer handled things on the ground, rushing for 85 yards.
Even though they lost, Gardendale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Woodlawn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 38-20 bruising from Jackson-Olin.
Andre Russell put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 158 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 57 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Gardendale and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for Woodlawn, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Gardendale against Woodlawn in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 59-20 win. Will Gardendale repeat their success, or does Woodlawn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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