Football Recap: Grundy County Comes Up Short

A win for Grundy County just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 50-8 defeat at the hands of the Sequatchie County Indians. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Indians are ranked 85th).

Beau Robert threw for 86 yards and a touchdown. Aaron Barrett was his top target, picking up 28 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground, Tk Brown rushed for 57 yards.

Austin Griffith had a dynamite game for Sequatchie County, rushing for 125 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Griffith's longest rush was for an incredible 92 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Tate, who picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Grundy County's loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Sequatchie County, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.

Grundy County will venture away from home to take on Pickett County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grundy County is facing Pickett County at the right time seeing as Pickett County is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Sequatchie County, they will welcome Giles County at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Sequatchie County's defense has only allowed 14.3 points per game this season, so Giles County's offense will have their work cut out for them.

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