The Sonoraville Phoenix will head out on the road to challenge the Rockmart Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Sonoraville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 49-6 victory over Murray County at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Phoenix just coasted through the last quarter.
Chaz Pate continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 271 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Braxen Mcmahan, who picked up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Rockmart entered their tilt with Coahulla Creek on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Colts, posting a 35-7 win on the road. The matchup marked the Yellowjackets' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Tristan Anderson and Cortez Wright were among the main playmakers for Rockmart as the former gained 71 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Anderson also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making two total tackles and defending three passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rockmart was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
The win made it two in a row for Sonoraville and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Rockmart, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Sonoraville suffered a grim 50-28 defeat to Rockmart in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Sonoraville, Jojo Haynes (who rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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