The Spain Park Jaguars will take on the Russell County Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Spain Park sitting on 16 straight wins dating back to last season and Russell County on three.
Spain Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against McGill-Toolen by a score of 44-35. The Jaguars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Dakarai Shanks was his usual excellent self, rushing for 186 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 50 receiving yards. Those 186 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. CJ Cowley was another key back, rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown.
Spain Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Russell County strolled past Northridge with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-25.
Russell County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Devin Brown, who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Riggins, who threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Russell County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Branden Jones and Adrian Wiley. Tyveonne Davis was another major factor on D, making nine total tackles (9.0 for loss).
Spain Park pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.6 points per game. As for Russell County, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Spain Park has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 166.6 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Russell County has preferred to attack from the air: they average 268.9 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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