Football Preview: Gallatin/Tri-County vs. Westran Hornets
Gallatin/Tri-County will take on the Westran Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gallatin/Tri-County is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Gallatin/Tri-County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Trenton on Friday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 35-12.
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Westran, as they earned their first road win of the season. They walked away with a 34-21 win over Fayette last Friday.
Westran relied on the efforts of Gage Adler, who threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and Marshall Kitchen, who picked up 41 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Kitchen was even better on defense, forcing a fumble and making six total tackles in addition to snagging an interception which he returned for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Westran was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Westran wouldn't let Fayette keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Westran can thank Treydence Chapman and Kitchen for forcing both of them.
Gallatin/Tri-County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Westran, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
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