Parker has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. After each having a week off, they and the Cullman Bearcats will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Cullman took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Parker, who comes in off a win.
Parker is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Woodlawn a 62-0 shutout two weeks ago. Given the Thundering Herd's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Colonels are ranked 185th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Parker's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dylan Reese, who threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. Isaiah Miles helped Reese out on the ground, rushing for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Parker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Parker's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Robert Taylor and Tristen Norman, who racked up six sacks between them. Taylor is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now posted two or more in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 42 points the game before, Cullman was a bit more limited in their contest two weeks ago. They took a 14-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Buckhorn. While the Bearcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bucks 7-0 in the first quarter.
Parker's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points per game. As for Cullman, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
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