Football Recap: Southern Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 19, 2024, 6:52am

Football Recap: Southern Rams vs. Tucker County Mountain Lions

A victory for Southern just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against the Tucker County Mountain Lions, falling 62-12. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 206th in Maryland, while the Mountain Lions are ranked 31st in West Virginia).

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tucker County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sam Marks, who threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Jared Reall helped Marks out on the ground, rushing for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.

Southern has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Tucker County, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southern will venture away from home to take on Uniontown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Uniontown is coming into the matchup with three straight losses at home, meaning Southern will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Tucker County, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Petersburg at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.

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