Roane County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 43-7 victory over the Ripley Vikings. Considering the Raiders have won eight games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Roane County had a senior duo take command as Lane Watson rushed for 140 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries and Shay Harper rushed for 164 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Those 164 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Harper.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Roane County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 424 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 399.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 0.
Roane County pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.2 points per game. As for Ripley, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3.
As of now, neither Roane County nor Ripley have any future games scheduled.
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