Football Preview: Ragsdale Tigers vs. Watauga Pioneers
The Ragsdale Tigers will take on the Watauga Pioneers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ragsdale will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in October (they won by 37) but last Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Western Guilford 45-42. The Tigers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Fabian Diggs continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 227 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Chance McGriff was in the mix as well, providing Ragsdale with two touchdowns.
Ragsdale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Watauga put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past South Caldwell 63-17. Considering the Pioneers have won eight matches by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Watauga didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Maddox Greene and Evan Burroughs.
Watauga pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.9 points per game. As for Ragsdale, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6.
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