Football Preview: Fairland Dragons vs. Ironton Fighting Tigers
Fairland is 1-6 against Ironton since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fairland Dragons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ironton Fighting Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Fairland is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, Fairland won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Portsmouth 22-21. The 22-point effort marked the Dragons' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Ironton strolled past Pikeville with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 48-33.
Ironton's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brayden Schreck, who threw for 153 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown. Shaun Terry was Schreck's top target, picking up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Ironton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Zayne Williams, Brycen Mullins, and Josh Johnson picked up one apiece.
Fairland pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Ironton, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Fairland was taken down by Ironton 62-14 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Fairland was down 34-7.
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