Temple lost against Heard County back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Temple Tigers took a hard 31-14 fall against the Heard County Braves. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Braves: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Temple still got an impressive performance from Maclann Metayer, who rushed for 100 yards on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Temple was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
It was another big night for Ethan Tisdale, who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes for Heard County. A healthy portion of that aerial production (134 yards to be exact) went to Brody Buc Cofield, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
With the loss, Temple broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. As for Heard County, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Temple wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 40-10 win against Haralson County on the 11th. Heard County has also already played their next game, a 48-27 victory against Darlington on the 11th.
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