The Sweet Water Bulldogs will square off against the Tanner Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sweet Water's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five games.
Sweet Water's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Southern Choctaw's usually-dominant defense. The Bulldogs came out on top against the Indians by a score of 35-22. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Deion Blanks had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 270 yards and three scores while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Those three rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zyreonne Hamilton, who rushed for 58 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Sweet Water was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Tanner lost 44-21 to Red Bay on Friday.
Despite the defeat, Tanner saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Michael Dempsey threw for 243 yards and two TDs.
Tanner's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Sweet Water, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Everything came up roses for Sweet Water against Tanner in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 41-0 victory. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rattlers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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