Football Recap: Tuscola Mountaineers vs. Swain County Maroon Devils
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tuscola). They blew past the Swain County Maroon Devils, posting a 42-8 win on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Among those leading the charge was Jett Bartley, who threw for 173 yards and three touchdowns.
Tuscola's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Elijah Pruitt.
The win was the third in a row for Tuscola, bringing their record for this year to 3-1. As for Swain County, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tuscola will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Franklin at 7:30 p.m. on September 27th. As for Swain County, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Madison at 7:30 p.m. on September 27th.
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