Football Preview: Greene County Tigers vs. Washington-Wilkes Tigers
The Greene County Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Washington-Wilkes Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Greene County will be strutting in after a victory while Washington-Wilkes will be coming in after a loss.
Greene County's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed back in September. They blew past Miller Grove 33-0 at home. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won three matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Travez Gibson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 124 yards and two touchdowns. Doremus Alexander was another key back, rushing for 52 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Greene County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
One reason for the win was Greene County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Laryous Burt was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Washington-Wilkes' offense. They had to suffer through a 34-0 loss at the hands of Lincoln County. The game marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
Greene County's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Washington-Wilkes, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-4.
Greene County was able to grind out a solid victory over Washington-Wilkes in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, winning 20-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greene County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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