Football Preview: Gilmer County Titans vs. Doddridge County Bulldogs
Gilmer County is 1-8 against Doddridge County since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Gilmer County Titans will host the Doddridge County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Gilmer County ended up a good deal behind Ritchie County and lost 49-32.
Meanwhile, Doddridge County managed to keep up with Wahama until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Doddridge County came up short against Wahama, falling 48-24.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Brysen Dixon, who threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerod Trent, who picked up 166 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gilmer County's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Doddridge County, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Gilmer County was taken down by Doddridge County 48-8 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Gilmer County was down 35-8.
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