Football Recap: Troup County Tigers vs. Spalding Jaguars
Troup County's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Spalding Jaguars as the Troup County Tigers made off with a 37-14 victory. Considering the Tigers have won three games by more than 22 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Garrison Edwards looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 77 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Monty Heard handled things on the ground, rushing for 80 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Troup County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Troup County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tyreon Smith and Kj Mcqueen. Mcqueen has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Troup County now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Spalding, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-5.
Troup County will head out to face off against Sandy Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sandy Creek will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Troup County surely won't give up without a fight. Spalding does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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