The Blountstown Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Sneads Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Blountstown had to suffer through a 37-6 loss at the hands of W.S. Neal. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 371st in Florida, while the Eagles are ranked 150th in Alabama).
Meanwhile, Sneads gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They skirted past Liberty County 14-12.
Pious Reed continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 112 yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Sneads was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Sneads wouldn't let Liberty County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Aidan Brown, Bryce Everett, and Devon Gilley picked up one apiece.
This is the second loss in a row for Blountstown and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Sneads, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-3.
Blountstown barely slipped by Sneads in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, winning 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blountstown since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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