Football Recap: Mitchell County Eagles vs. Turner County Titans
Mitchell County put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against the Turner County Titans by a score of 40-32. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in November of 2019.
Nicolas Williams was a one-man wrecking crew for Mitchell County as he rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Williams is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 116 every time he's taken the field this season. Jonathan Isom was in the mix as well, providing Mitchell County with two touchdowns.
Mitchell County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Darrius Robinson, Marcus VIcks, and Isom picked up one apiece. That's the most rushing yards Robinson has posted since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mitchell County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 426 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Turner County only rushed for 204.
Despite the loss, Turner County still got an impressive performance from Curtis Grant, who rushed for 204 yards while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 40 receiving yards.
Mitchell County's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Turner County, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mitchell County will venture away from home to face off against Clinch County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Clinch County's defense has only allowed 15.8 points per game this season, so Mitchell County's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Turner County, they will challenge Wilcox County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Turner County focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Thursday.
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