Football Preview: Blountstown Tigers vs. Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks
Blountstown is 8-2 against Port St. Joe since November of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Blountstown Tigers will square off against the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks at 7:00 p.m.
Blountstown is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Walton on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Blountstown had to suffer through a 48-7 loss at the hands of Walton. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Braves recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Port St. Joe waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Tigers to the tune of 45-0. The Tiger Sharks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Port St. Joe's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Donnell Hills led the charge by rushing for 89 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Hills a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Eli Harris, who rushed for 81 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
Port St. Joe now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Blountstown, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-3.
Blountstown didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Port St. Joe in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 14-10 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blountstown 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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