Football Preview: Ider Hornets vs. Appalachian Eagles
The Ider Hornets will challenge the Appalachian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ider is looking for their season?s first win.
Ider will head out to face Appalachian after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Ider took a blow against Valley Head, falling 50-7. One positive for the Hornets, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Appalachian strolled past Gaylesville with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 33-14. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Eagles with their most commanding win of the season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Appalachian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 410 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Appalachian wouldn't let Gaylesville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Appalachian can thank JT Hyde and Caleb Conn for forcing both of them.
Ider's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Appalachian, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
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