On Friday Slocomb will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will square off against the Prattville Christian Academy Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Slocomb is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Alabama Christian Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Slocomb had to suffer through a 71-38 loss at the hands of Alabama Christian Academy. The Red Tops were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-22.
Slocomb might have lost, but man, Cade Birge was a machine: he rushed for 124 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 61 yards and a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Slocomb was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Prattville Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were dealt a 34-6 loss at the hands of Montgomery Academy. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Eagles are ranked 86th).
Slocomb now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Prattville Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
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