Wirt County entered their tilt with St. Marys on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 42-7 victory over the St. Marys Blue Devils at home. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 24 points or more this season.
A big part of Wirt County's win came down to the chemistry between Tyler Smith and his top target Porter Goodwin. Smith threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes while Goodwin picked up 177 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 89 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wirt County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
One reason for the win was Wirt County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Easton Wyer was the leader with two.
Wirt County's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for St. Marys, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wirt County will challenge Wahama at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,019 yards in their previous games. As for St. Marys, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on South Harrison at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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