Football Recap: Marlboro County Bulldogs vs. Conway Tigers
Marlboro County won against Scotland last Friday with 40 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Marlboro County Bulldogs blew past the Conway Tigers 40-16. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 24 points or more this season.
Justin Purvis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 139 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 93 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Nydarion Blackwell was another key player, throwing for 251 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Marlboro County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kelly Marcus and Jahdon Covington. Marlboro County got some further help from Kaiden Walton: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marlboro County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 246 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Marlboro County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Conway, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marlboro County will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against North Myrtle Beach at 7:30 p.m. Marlboro County is facing North Myrtle Beach at the right time seeing as North Myrtle Beach is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Conway, they will head out to square off against Aynor at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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