Irwin County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down the Cook Hornets 48-33. For the Indians, this counts as revenge for the 21-20 defeat the Hornets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2020.
Leading Irwin County to victory were Luke Snyder and Shane Marshall. Snyder rushed for 82 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, while Marshall gained 193 total yards and two touchdowns. Marshall's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 114 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Irwin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 258 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Irwin County's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Cook, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Irwin County will face off against Clinch County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Clinch County's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Irwin County's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Cook, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Pierce County at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th.
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