Football Preview: Stewart County Rebels vs. Houston County Fighting Irish
Stewart County and Houston County are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Stewart County Rebels will stay at home for another week and welcome the Houston County Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Stewart County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a blow against Perry County on Friday, falling 44-15.
Meanwhile, Houston County waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the War Eagles 34-14. Considering the Fighting Irish have won three matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Preston Mitchell was a one-man wrecking crew for Houston County as he rushed for 232 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Mitchell a new career-high in rushing yards. Malaki Cary was another key player, gaining 126 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Houston County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Stewart County dropped their record down to 0-5 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Houston County, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Stewart County was taken down by Houston County 49-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Stewart County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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