Irwin County has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Greene County Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Irwin County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.6 points per game this season.
Irwin County will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in October (they won by 27) but two weeks ago they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Brooks County , sneaking past 17-14. The 17-point effort marked the Indians' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Irwin County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Luke Snyder, who rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and Shane Marshall, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown.
Irwin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Greene County didn't have too much trouble with Warren County on Friday as they won 28-14.
Travez Gibson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 132 yards, while also picking up 58 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
Greene County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ivan Porter and Steve Miller. Greene County got some further help from De?Mond Copeland: he made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Greene County's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.2 points per game. As for Irwin County, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Saturday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Irwin County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 284.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Greene County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 214.4. It's looking like Saturday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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