East Robertson won the last time they faced Houston County, and things went their way on Friday too. The East Robertson Indians breezed by the Houston County Fighting Irish on the road to the tune of 50-12. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Robertson was led to victory by Kason Young and Caleb Mcneil. Young threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, while Mcneil gained 198 total yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Mcneil is now averaging an impressive 114 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Robertson was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 469 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
East Robertson wouldn't let Houston County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Robertson can thank Miles Cothron and Kris Groves for forcing both of them. Groves also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Houston County still got an impressive performance from Preston Mitchell, who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Mitchell got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible75 yards.
East Robertson pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Houston County, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Robertson will host Monterey at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monterey will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something East Robertson surely won't give up without a fight. As for Houston County, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Perry County, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
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