Football Game Preview: Tunstall on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 5:29am

Football Preview: Tunstall Trojans vs. Gretna Hawks

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The Tunstall Trojans will square off against the Gretna Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Friday, Tunstall was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 36-32 to Chatham. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Cavaliers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Meanwhile, Gretna made easy work of Martinsville on Friday and carried off a 52-28 victory.

Rayshaun Logan had an outrageously good game as he threw for 355 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 313.5 passing yards per game.

Tunstall now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Gretna, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.

Tunstall was dealt a bruising 49-0 loss at the hands of Gretna when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Tunstall, Melvin Wooden (who threw for 214 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries) 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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