Garner and Corinth Holders met for a duel on Friday where Garner prevailed. The Garner Trojans took down the Corinth Holders Pirates 42-27. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Trojans also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Garner was led to victory by Christian Ormandy and Devyn Grant. Ormandy threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, while Grant rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns. Ormandy is becoming a predictor of Garner's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 6-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Cameron Quillet, who picked up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Garner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
One reason for the win was Garner's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Tyquan Richardson was the leader with three. He has been hot , having also posted seven or more total tackles the last six times he's played.
When it comes to explaining why Corinth Holders lost, don't look at Ilijah Linder. Despite the final result, he picked up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Linder showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 65 yards.
Garner has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Corinth Holders, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-4.
As of now, neither Garner nor Corinth Holders have any future games scheduled.
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