The Laurel Golden Tornadoes will head out on the road to challenge the Vancleave Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Laurel will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a three-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against East Central on Friday. Laurel claimed a resounding 41-14 win over East Central at home. The Golden Tornadoes' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Vancleave posted their biggest victory since August 25, 2023 on Friday. They blew past Stone 37-13.
Hunter Harper continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Vancleave is 3-1 when Harper posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Vancleave was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Vancleave wouldn't let Stone keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Vancleave can thank Trenton Mcneer and Aiden Hall for forcing all of them.
Laurel's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Vancleave, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Laurel against Vancleave in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 45-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Laurel since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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