The Pickens Dragons will square off against the North Hall Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pickens is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Dawson County by a score of 35-23 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, North Hall had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They strolled past the Warriors with points to spare, taking the game 35-21. That's two games straight that the Trojans have won by exactly 14 points.
Smith Mcgarvey was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Carlton, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: North Hall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 429 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
North Hall's defense made their presence known, laying out Tripp Nix. six times. Leading the way was Buddy Clark with 2.5 sacks.
Pickens now has a winning record of 3-2. As for North Hall, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Pickens beat North Hall 42-35 in their previous matchup back in September of 2017. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North Hall's Jack Brown, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Pickens to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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