Preview: Tucker County Mountain Lions vs. Petersburg Vikings
Tucker County is 2-7 against Petersburg since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tucker County Mountain Lions will look to defend their home field against the Petersburg Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Tucker County will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Tucker County put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Smithsburg, posting a 40-6 win at home. Given Tucker County's advantage in MaxPreps's football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 33rd in West Virginia, while Smithsburg is ranked 168th in Maryland), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Tucker County came from Racer Channel, Maddox Anderson, and blaike adams.
The team won by holding Smithsburg to a paltry 39 yards. A big part of that defensive dominance came down to Tucker County's ability to keep the quarterback under pressure: the team laid him out three times before it was all said and done. Gavin Mullenax was especially locked on to Smithsburg's QB and sacked him three times.
Meanwhile, Petersburg came up short against Uniontown on Friday and fell 14-6. Petersburg has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tucker County's victory was their third straight at home, bumping their overall record up to 8-0. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 50 points. As for Petersburg, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Tucker County beat Petersburg 26-13 when the teams last played back in October of 2022. Will Tucker County repeat their success, or does Petersburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
