Football Recap: Giles County Bobcats vs. Grundy County Yellowjackets
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Giles County). They claimed a resounding 49-8 win over the Grundy County Yellowjackets at home. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 308th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Giles County's victory came down to the chemistry between Xavier Randolph and his top target Kareem Bryant. Randolph threw for 313 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes while Bryant gained 141 total yards and three touchdowns. Bryant also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because Giles County is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. David Bridges helped Randolph out on the ground, rushing for 66 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Giles County now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Grundy County, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-4.
Giles County will venture away from home to face off against Community at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Community is coming into the game with three straight losses at home, meaning Giles County will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Grundy County, they will welcome Watertown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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