Football Preview: Russell County Warriors vs. Beauregard Hornets
The Russell County Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Beauregard Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Russell County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.6 points per game this season.
Russell County took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 78-40 win over Rehobeth. With the Warriors ahead 50-19 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Bryson Riggins was his usual excellent self, throwing for 543 yards and nine touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.6 passing touchdowns per game. Devin Brown helped Riggins out on the ground, rushing for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also picking up 31 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Beauregard fell victim to Valley and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 28-0 defeat at the hands of the Rams. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Russell County pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Beauregard, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4.
Everything came up roses for Russell County against Beauregard in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, as the squad secured a 36-6 win. Will Russell County repeat their success, or does Beauregard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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