After two games on the road, Pell City is heading back home. They will host the Southside Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pell City is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Central of Clay County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pell City came up short against Central of Clay County, falling 41-17.
Meanwhile, Southside had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five last Friday. Everything went their way against the Trojans as they made off with a 39-14 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Trojans are ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pell City's loss dropped their record down to 4-5. As for Southside, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Pell City came up short against Southside in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, falling 21-14. Thankfully for Pell City, Maddox Parsons (who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns) 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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