Douglass hasn't had much luck against Collierville recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Douglass Red Devils will face off against the Collierville Dragons at 7:00 p.m.
Douglass is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They fell 34-22 to Raleigh-Egypt.
Meanwhile, Collierville faced Bartlett in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Collierville walked away with a 29-19 victory over Bartlett. The win was just business as usual For the Dragons, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Collierville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emmanuel Palmer, who picked up 178 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Palmer's longest reception was for an incredible 80 yards. Bradley Stubbs did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 112 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Collierville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. In that department, Samuel Iroh was the leader with three. He is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now sacked two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Tristian Euell was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making nine total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Douglass' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Collierville, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Douglass was dealt a bruising 57-0 loss at the hands of Collierville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Douglass, Aidan Glover (who threw for 221 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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