Football Recap: Fayette Ware Wildcats vs. Crockett County Cavaliers
A win for Fayette Ware just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 51-8 loss at the hands of the Crockett County Cavaliers. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 120th).
Reynaldeus Raimey and Braylon Walker certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Raimey rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while Walker rushed for 66 yards. The dominant performance gave Raimey a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even if they lost, Fayette Ware's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Leading the way was Brandon Gates with three. Gates is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Dk Woods was his usual excellent self, rushing for 198 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries for Crockett County. Woods' longest rush was for an incredible 97 yards. Another player making a difference was Dre Walker, who picked up 53 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Fayette Ware's defeat was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Crockett County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Fayette Ware does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Crockett County, they will take on Kirby at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crockett County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.6 points per game this season.
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