Football Preview: Giles County Bobcats vs. Grundy County Yellowjackets
Giles County has gone 3-0 against Grundy County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Giles County Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Grundy County Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Giles County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Watertown 42-21 on Friday. With the Bobcats ahead 28-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Caleb Oates continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 244 yards and four touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kareem Bryant, who gained 202 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after only two points in their last matchup, Grundy County made sure to put some points up on the board against Community on Friday. Grundy County blew past Community 54-8 on the road.
It was another big night for Vince Bryant, who rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry.
Grundy County wouldn't let Community keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Grundy County can thank Ian Grizzell and River Hampton for forcing both of them. Grundy County got some further help from Connor Ponds: he picked up three sacks and made six total tackles.
The win got Giles County back to even at 3-3. As for Grundy County, they pushed their record up to 3-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Oates and Bryant. Oates has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 148.8 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Bryant has averaged 136 rushing yards per game this season.
Everything came up roses for Giles County against Grundy County when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 56-6 win. Will Giles County repeat their success, or does Grundy County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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