Two dominant backs in Mike Jones and Lamarrion Gooden are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Pike Road Patriots have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Bessemer City Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pike Road is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.9 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Pike Road strolled past Charles Henderson with points to spare, taking the game 50-35.
Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 156 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 81-yard run.
Pike Road was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Bessemer City posted their closest win since August 23rd last Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Wenonah 10-7.
Pike Road pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.0 points per game. As for Bessemer City, their record is now 7-3.
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