Football Preview: Giles Spartans vs. Tazewell Bulldogs
The Giles Spartans will challenge the Tazewell Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Giles made off with a 41-40 win over Galax.
Meanwhile, Tazewell made easy work of Marion on Friday and carried off a 31-7 victory. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 26.6 points per game.
Carter Creasy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 91 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 156 yards and two touchdowns. Walker Patterson was another key player, picking up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Tazewell wouldn't let Marion keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Tazewell can thank Ja'Shon Taylor and Jakeim Beavers for forcing all of them. Taylor is also crushing it when it comes to forced fumbles: he's earned at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Giles' victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. As for Tazewell, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Giles was dealt a bruising 60-33 loss at the hands of Tazewell when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Creasy, who threw for 425 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown. Now that Giles knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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