The Stanhope Elmore Mustangs will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Smiths Station Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Smiths Station took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Stanhope Elmore, who comes in off a win.
Stanhope Elmore is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 31-12 victory over Park Crossing two weeks ago.
Arthur Mcqueen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 227 yards while picking up 14.2 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards. Stanhope Elmore also got a significant boost from Zac Holcombe, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 103 yards.
Stanhope Elmore's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Deondre Washington and Joidaden Carter-Stone. Washington also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Another thorn in Park Crossing's side was Dezmond Barnes, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Stanhope Elmore was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 476 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Smiths Station was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 50-0 loss at the hands of Opelika. The game marked the first time this year in which the Panthers were not able to get on the board.
The win got Stanhope Elmore back to even at 2-2. As for Smiths Station, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Stanhope Elmore didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Smiths Station when the teams last played back in October of 2021, but they still walked away with a 31-25 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Smiths Station's Cianan Williams, who picked up 186 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Stanhope Elmore to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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