Russell County came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Valley Rams 45-27. This was payback for the Warriors, who suffered a 40-14 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Russell County was led to victory by Bryson Riggins and Devin Brown. Riggins threw for 301 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, while Brown gained 237 total yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Riggins is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. Denver Harper was Riggins' top target, picking up 93 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Russell County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 73 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 190.
Despite the loss, Valley still got an impressive performance from Tilyn Carrell, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 43 receiving yards.
Russell County's record now sits at 5-1. As for Valley, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Russell County will take on Stanhope Elmore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Russell County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Stanhope Elmore likes a good challenge. As for Valley, they will face off against Sylacauga at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
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