Grundy County hasn't had much luck against Sequatchie County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Grundy County Yellowjackets will welcome the Sequatchie County Indians at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Grundy County and Watertown were almost perfectly matched up, but Grundy County suffered a 45-44 defeat. Even though they lost, the Yellowjackets' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 27.7 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Despite the loss, Grundy County saw an underclassman step up: Vince Bryant rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Bryant also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making eight total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Another player making a difference was Aj Frisbee, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown.
Grundy County wouldn't let Watertown keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Grundy County can thank Kegan Kilgore and Aaron Barrett for forcing both of them. Barrett also made six total tackles, which is notable because Grundy County is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-4 otherwise.
Even though they lost, Grundy County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 383 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Sequatchie County entered their tilt with Community last Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They blew past the Vikings/Viqueens 48-6 at home. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won three contests by 37 points or more so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Grundy County and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for Sequatchie County, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Grundy County was taken down by Sequatchie County 34-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sequatchie County's Sam Evitts, who threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Now that Grundy County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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