Isabella has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Greene County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Isabella's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Highland Home on Friday. They were dealt a 61-0 loss at the hands of the Flying Squadron. Having soared to a lofty 42 points in the game before, the Mustangs' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Greene County was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 15-14 to Aliceville. The Tigers have struggled against the Yellowjackets recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Greene County had strong showings from Kelvies Snoddy, who rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and Ronald Wilder Jr., who rushed for 184 yards on only 15 carries. Those 135 rushing yards gave Snoddy a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Greene County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 349 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Even if they lost, Greene County's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In that department, Damian Isaac was the leader with two. He is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now sacked two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Isabella's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Greene County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps