Taylor County hasn't had much luck against Blountstown recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Taylor County Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Blountstown Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Taylor County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Taylor County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat North Florida Christian 56-0 at home. While the Bulldogs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-8), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Dj Mccoy went supernova for Taylor County, rushing for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Kingston Williams got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Taylor County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Taylor County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 5.5 sacks. Kyran Barnes was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, Blountstown didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Rutherford back in August, but they still walked away with a 27-21 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Blountstown to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kayin Martin, who rushed for 185 yards. The dominant performance gave Martin a new career-high in rushing yards.
Taylor County's record now sits at 4-0. As for Blountstown, their record now sits at 2-0.
Taylor County came up short against Blountstown when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 16-6. Can Taylor County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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