Football Preview: Landrum Cardinals vs. Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers
The Landrum Cardinals will venture away from home to challenge the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Landrum knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Blue Ridge likes a good challenge.
Landrum's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 48-0 victory over West-Oak at home. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 28 points or more this season.
Ty Foster was his usual excellent self, throwing for 224 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 68 yards. Another player making a difference was Aidan Kelley, who rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge entered their game against Pickens on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Blue Ridge fell 35-26 to Pickens. The Fighting Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blue Ridge's loss came about despite a quality game from Gavin Forrester, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 121 yards on nine of 22 attempts.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Blue Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Landrum's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Blue Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Landrum against Blue Ridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 74-34 victory. In that matchup, Landrum amassed a halftime lead of 40-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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