The Sequatchie County Indians made easy work of the Signal Mountain Eagles on Friday and carried off a 29-7 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 20-0.
A big part of Sequatchie County's win came down to the chemistry between Hunter Minton and his top target Brooks McIntyre. Minton threw for 302 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per attempt while McIntyre picked up 143 receiving yards and a pair of scores. The dominant performance also gave McIntyre a new career-high in receiving touchdowns (two).
Sequatchie County's run defense was locked in: Signal Mountain could only muster 2.3 yards per carry. The Indians' ground attack was stronger, having averaged five.
Sequatchie County has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 14 points this season. As for Signal Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sequatchie County will square off against South Pittsburg at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Signal Mountain, they will challenge Soddy Daisy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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