Football Preview: Grundy Golden Wave vs. Tolsia Rebels
The Grundy Golden Wave will head out to square off against the Tolsia Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tolsia is hoping to do what Marion couldn't on Friday: put an end to Grundy's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Grundy simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Marion 40-13. That's two games straight that the Golden Wave have won by exactly 27 points.
Meanwhile, everything went Tolsia's way against Hurley on Friday as Tolsia made off with a 42-20 win. Given Tolsia's advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 80th in West Virginia, while Hurley is ranked 332nd in Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tolsia found their leader in sophomore Robert Evans, who rushed for 276 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Evans is now averaging an impressive 2.4 rushing touchdowns per game.
Evans was just one part of a punishing run game: Tolsia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
The victory got Grundy back to even at 4-4. As for Tolsia, their record is now 6-2.
Grundy took their win against Tolsia in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 32-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grundy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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