After two games on the road, Kirby is heading back home. They will welcome the Crockett County Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kirby is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Ridgeway: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Kirby's way against Ridgeway last Thursday as Kirby made off with a 20-0 victory.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Crockett County). They took their game last Thursday with ease, bagging a 51-8 win over Fayette Ware. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Wildcats are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Crockett County found their leader in sophomore Dk Woods, who rushed for 198 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Woods really tore up the turf during one magnificent 97-yard run. Dre Walker was another key player, picking up 53 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Crockett County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Crockett County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gabe Dupree and Ian Greenberg.
Crockett County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34 points. As for Kirby, their record is now 6-4.
Things could have been worse for Kirby, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-13 loss to Crockett County in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Can Kirby avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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