The Russell County Warriors will face off against the Spain Park Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Russell County comes in on three and Spain Park on 16.
Russell County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Northridge 42-25.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Russell County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Devin Brown, who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Russell County also got help from Denver Harper, who showed off his sure hands for 80 receiving yards.
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. Another thorn in Northridge's side was Tyveonne Davis, who made nine total tackles (9.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Spain Park). They came out on top against McGill-Toolen by a score of 44-35 on Friday. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 33rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. CJ Cowley also helped out as he racked up 107 rushing yards.
Spain Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Spain Park's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.6 points. As for Russell County, their record is now 9-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Russell County has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 268.9 passing yards per game. Spain Park, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 166.6 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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