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For the second straight year, turnovers and big plays proved costly for Eufaula in their region showdown with Andalusia. Despite a fast start, the Tigers couldn’t overcome a flurry of defensive scores by the Bulldogs, falling 42–10 Friday night.

The Eufaula Tigers took care of business Friday night, defeating the Greenville Tigers 42-7 in front of a packed homecoming crowd at Tiger Stadium. It was the kind of game that could easily have been a trap, the Region 2, Class 5A leaders facing the last-place team in the region during homecoming week, but Eufaula handled their business after a slow start, dominating the middle quarters to pull away for the win.

On a rainy night in Abbeville, the Yellow Jackets poured it on the Barbour County High Jaguars 54-6 in a Class 2A non-region contest. Abbeville celebrated their Homecoming despite the bad weather which included two lightning delays of thirty minutes each. If lightning is seen, you must wait that long after the last strike.

The Eufaula Tigers returned home to Tiger Stadium on Friday night riding a three-game winning streak, but came up just short in a back-and-forth battle with Wetumpka, Photo by Jeff Lee

The Eufaula Tigers roared to their biggest victory of the season Friday night, dismantling the Carroll Eagles of Ozark 52-14 in Ozark at the newly remodeled Matthews Stadium. The win marked Eufaula’s largest margin of victory since the first round of the 2023 playoffs whenever the defeated Shelby County 65-19 and extended their winning streak against Carroll to six straight games and 18 of the last 20.