Football Preview: Berry Wildcats vs. Pickens County Tornadoes
Berry hasn't had much luck against Pickens County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Berry Wildcats will welcome the Pickens County Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. Berry is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 49.1 points per game this season.
Berry will head into Friday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a two-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Sumiton Christian on Friday. Everything went Berry's way against Sumiton Christian as Berry made off with a 69-44 victory. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Berry's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ace Norris led the charge by throwing for 212 yards and six touchdowns on only 12 passes. Kemari Hollingsworth was Norris' top target, picking up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown.
Berry didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Shaun Waltrip and Drake Parr. Berry got some further help from Luke Ward: he picked up four sacks and made 11 total tackles.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pickens County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took down South Lamar 28-12 on Friday.
Berry pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Pickens County, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Berry was dealt a bruising 44-7 loss at the hands of Pickens County when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Berry avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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