Football Preview: Community Vikings/Viqueens vs. Giles County Bobcats
Community hasn't had much luck against Giles County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Community Vikings/Viqueens will be playing in front of their home fans against the Giles County Bobcats at 7:00 p.m.
Community is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were outmatched by Sequatchie County on the road and fell 48-6. While losing is never fun, the Vikings/Viqueens can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 341st, while the Indians are ranked 83rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Giles County). They breezed by Grundy County at home to the tune of 49-8 on Friday. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
A big part of Giles County's win 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.
Community's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Giles County, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Community was dealt a bruising 69-14 defeat at the hands of Giles County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Community, Zori Randolph (who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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