Football Preview: Tucker County Mountain Lions vs. Pendleton County Wildcat
Tucker County is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Pendleton County is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Tucker County Mountain Lions will welcome the Pendleton County Wildcat at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Tucker County's defense has only allowed 8.3 points per game this season, so Pendleton County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Tucker County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Sunday. Their defense stepped up to hand East Hardy a 30-0 shutout. Considering the Mountain Lions have won nine contests by more than 23 points this season, Sunday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tucker County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jared Reall, who rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown. Reid Kisamore was in the mix as well, providing Tucker County with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after only 13 points in their last matchup, Pendleton County made sure to put some points up on the board against Meadow Bridge on Saturday. Pendleton County took down Meadow Bridge 44-30. The Wildcat pushed the score to 44-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.
Pendleton County found their leader in freshman Colton Roberson, who threw for 333 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Josiah Kimble was Roberson's top target, picking up 193 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Pendleton County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.2 points per game. As for Tucker County, their record now sits at 11-0.
Saturday's game might be decided in the trenches. Tucker County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 202.5 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Pendleton County, though, as they've been averaging only 84.5. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Tucker County took their victory against Pendleton County when the teams last played back in October by a conclusive 38-13. Will Tucker County repeat their success, or does Pendleton County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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