Football Preview: Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers vs. Landrum Cardinals
The Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers will take on the Landrum Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Landrum is facing Blue Ridge at the wrong time: Blue Ridge suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 35-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Flame. The Fighting Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Landrum had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They claimed a resounding 48-0 win over the Warriors at home. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won four contests by 28 points or more so far this season.
Ty Foster continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 224 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 68 yards. Another player making a difference was Aidan Kelley, who rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Landrum wouldn't let West-Oak keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Landrum can thank Brody Gosnell and Micah Mcclintock for forcing both of them. Gosnell also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Landrum was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 243 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Blue Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Landrum, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Blue Ridge took a serious blow against Landrum when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 74-34. Thankfully for Blue Ridge, Colton Link (who rushed for 407 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 19.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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