Football Preview: St. Marys Blue Devils vs. Tucker County Mountain Lions
Two dominant backs in Logan Eddy and Jared Reall are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Marys Blue Devils will face off against the Tucker County Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Marys took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 40-7 win over Ravenswood. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Blue Devils considering their 12-point performance the contest before.
St. Marys' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Eddy led the charge by rushing for 202 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Eddy's longest rush was for an incredible 81 yards. Brodrick Rice also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, Tucker County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Hampshire 60-21. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Mountain Lions had established a 38 point advantage.
Tucker County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Reall out in front who rushed for 274 yards and a touchdown while picking up 13.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Reall a new career-high in rushing yards. Garrett Wilfong did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 77 receiving yards.
Tucker County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Tucker County wouldn't let Hampshire keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tucker County can thank Wilfong and Marky Phillips for forcing both of them.
Tucker County pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.6 points per game. As for St. Marys, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season.
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