Football Recap: Linton-Stockton Miners vs. Greencastle Tiger Cubs
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Linton-Stockton). They breezed by the Greencastle Tiger Cubs on the road to the tune of 46-14 on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Paul Oliver went supernova for Linton-Stockton, rushing for 65 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 181 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes. Oliver also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making four total tackles (2.0 for loss). Hayden Feltner was in the mix as well, providing Linton-Stockton with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Linton-Stockton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Linton-Stockton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Feltner and Braylon Mcbride.
Linton-Stockton's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Greencastle, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Linton-Stockton will welcome North Knox at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Greencastle, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Cloverdale, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Cloverdale's defense has only allowed 15.4 points per game this season, so Greencastle's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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