Football Preview: Pendleton County Wildcat vs. Tucker County Mountain Lions
Pendleton County has won four straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Tucker County has won four straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Pendleton County Wildcat will host the Tucker County Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Pendleton County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 50-26 margin over Richwood last Friday. The Wildcat's offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
A big part of Pendleton County's victory came down to the chemistry between Colton Roberson and his top target Nick Rhodes. Roberson gained 114 total yards and three touchdowns while Rhodes rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns.
Pendleton County wouldn't let Richwood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. David Noble was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Tucker County won against Gilmer County two weeks ago with 50 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Tucker County blew past Webster County, posting a 50-0 win on the road. The result was nothing new for the Mountain Lions, who have now won four matches by 48 points or more so far this season.
Jared Reall continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 169 yards and five touchdowns on only 11 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tucker County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Pendleton County's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Tucker County, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Pendleton County was dealt a bruising 54-8 loss at the hands of Tucker County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Pendleton County, Ethan Rosenau (who threw for 176 yards and six touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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