The Stanhope Elmore Mustangs are on the road again on Friday to play the Smiths Station Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Stanhope Elmore will be strutting in after a win while Smiths Station will be coming in after a loss.
Stanhope Elmore is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Park Crossing with points to spare two weeks ago, taking the game 31-12.
Arthur Mcqueen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 227 yards while picking up 14.2 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run. Zac Holcombe handled things on the ground, rushing for 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. Stanhope Elmore got some further help from Dezmond Barnes: he 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 were outmatched by Opelika on the road and fell 50-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Panthers were not able to get on the board.
The victory 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 match against Smiths Station in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, but they still walked away with a 31-25 win. 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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