Football Recap: Greene County Tigers vs. Pickens Academy Pirates
On Friday, the Greene County Tigers strolled past the Pickens Academy Pirates with points to spare, taking the game 34-20. With that win, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 26.2 points per game.
Ronald Wilder Jr. continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 286 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per carry, and also throwing for 166 yards on only 13 passes. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 11th straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season. Jhari Barnes was another key player, picking up 182 receiving yards.
Greene County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 425 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Greene County's defense and their five sacks. Damian Isaac was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself.
Greene County's record now sits at 6-4. As for Pickens Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Greene County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pickens Academy, they will square off against Leroy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leroy will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Pickens Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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