Football Preview: Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers vs. Pendleton Bulldogs
The Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Pendleton Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Blue Ridge will be strutting in after a win while Pendleton will be coming in after a defeat.
Blue Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Berea 48-20 on Friday. With that victory, the Fighting Tigers brought their scoring average up to 27.4 points per game.
It was another big night for Kb Henderson, who rushed for 279 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 107.3 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Gavin Forrester, who rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Blue Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 488 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Blue Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Cole Hastings.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Pendleton was not quite Crescent's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 14-7 to the Tigers. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blue Ridge's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5. As for Pendleton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
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