The Fairhope Pirates and the Daphne Trojans are set to duel on Friday.
Last Friday, Fairhope ended up a good deal behind Mary G. Montgomery and lost 35-20. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Vikings are ranked 20th).
Desmond Thomas put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Meanwhile, Daphne earned a 27-16 win over Bryant on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Daphne found their leader in underclassman Talib Graham, who picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss). Daphne also got a significant boost from Mikkel Willoughby, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
Daphne didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dominic Truong Pham and Cj Gardner. Graham was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Fairhope's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3. As for Daphne, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-3.
Fairhope couldn't quite finish off Daphne when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 16-13. Thankfully for Fairhope, Nick Clark (who rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry) 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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