Football Preview: Landrum Cardinals vs. Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers
The Landrum Cardinals are taking a road trip to take on the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Landrum knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Blue Ridge likes a good challenge.
Landrum's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by West-Oak at home to the tune of 48-0. Considering the Cardinals have won four contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ty Foster continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 224 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 68 yards. Aidan Kelley was another key player, rushing for 147 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Landrum wouldn't let West-Oak keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Landrum can thank Brody Gosnell and Micah Mcclintock for forcing both of them. Gosnell also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Landrum was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 243 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge entered their matchup against Pickens on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Blue Ridge took a 35-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pickens. The Fighting Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Landrum's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Blue Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Landrum against Blue Ridge when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 74-34 victory. In that match, Landrum amassed a halftime lead of 40-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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