On Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers beat the Polk County Wolverines 42-36. Given the Fighting Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 132nd in South Carolina, while the Wolverines are ranked 285th in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gavin Forrester had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 115 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes. That's the most total yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Kb Henderson also helped out as he racked up 140 rushing yards.
The win made it two in a row for Blue Ridge and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Polk County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Blue Ridge will take on Eastside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Polk County, they will square off against Landrum at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have been evenly matched recently as the teams are 3-3 against one another since September of 2014.
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