Football Preview: DeKalb County Tigers vs. Gordonsville Tigers
The DeKalb County Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Gordonsville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after four-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
DeKalb County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 45-27 win over Watertown on Friday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Purple Tigers are ranked 201st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gordonsville blew past Jo Byrns, posting a 48-14 victory at home.
Bryson Grisham was his usual excellent self, rushing for 173 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. Grisham is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 126 every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jemario Williams, who rushed for 51 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Gordonsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Gordonsville wouldn't let Jo Byrns keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Gordonsville can thank Anthony Fuller and Bobby Cripps for forcing both of them.
DeKalb County's record now sits at 4-0. As for Gordonsville, their record now sits at 4-0.
DeKalb County strolled past Gordonsville when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 21-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for DeKalb County 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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