Spanish Fort is 3-0 against Benjamin Russell since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Spanish Fort Toros will welcome the Benjamin Russell Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Spanish Fort's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Benjamin Russell's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Spanish Fort is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: St. Paul's Episcopal, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Spanish Fort was ranked 18th). Spanish Fort strolled past St. Paul's Episcopal with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 27-13.
Aaden Shamburger was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 104 yards while completing 80% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 13-13 at halftime, Benjamin Russell was not quite Percy Julian's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 19-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Phoenix. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Spanish Fort has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.2 points per game. As for Benjamin Russell, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5.
Everything came up roses for Spanish Fort against Benjamin Russell in their previous matchup back in November of 2018, as the team secured a 38-0 win. Does Spanish Fort have another victory up their sleeve, or will Benjamin Russell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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