Football Preview: Heard County Braves vs. Model Blue Devils
The Heard County Braves will venture away from home to challenge the Model Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Heard County will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Heard County earned a 27-14 win over Bremen.
It was another big night for Ethan Tisdale, who rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 170 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 155 rushing yards dating back to last season. 104 of those passing yards were hauled in by Zaiden Moreland.
Another reason for the win was Heard County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 3.5 sacks. Jack Langley was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Heard County got some further help from Logan Parmer: he forced a fumble and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Heard County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Model fell victim to Darlington and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 31-0 loss at the hands of the Tigers. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Heard County pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Model, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
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