The St. Pauls Bulldogs will head out to take on the Red Springs Red Devils 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.
St. Pauls' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by West Bladen at home to the tune of 41-0. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Knights are ranked 382nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Pauls' defense made their presence known, laying out Hunter Hester. five times. The heavy lifting was done by Dontez Leach and Desean Williams, who racked up four sacks between them. Williams also sacked two sacks, which is notable because St. Pauls is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-2 otherwise. Antonio Williams was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Red Springs had to endure a six-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 33-20 win over Fairmont on Friday. The Red Devils' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
St. Pauls is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Red Springs, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-5.
Everything came up roses for St. Pauls against Red Springs when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 40-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Pauls since the squad 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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