After flying high against Marion last Friday, Tazewell came back down to earth. The Tazewell Bulldogs fell just short of the Giles Spartans by a score of 24-21 on Friday. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Spartans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Tazewell lost, don't look at Carter Creasy. Despite the final result, he rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 199 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Creasy a new career-high in rushing yards.
Tazewell's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Giles, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season.
Tazewell and Giles could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. Tazewell (ranked 243rd) will meet Graham (ranked 58th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Giles will challenge Bluefield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday down 232 places (267 vs. 35).
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