The Watertown Purple Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Macon County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Watertown is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Grundy County 45-44.
It was another big night for Blake Waldorf, who rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns.
Watertown didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Garrett Davis, Dacio Carter, and Jesse Bratcher picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Macon County humbled Livingston Academy with a 45-6 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 22 points or more this season.
Watertown's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6. As for Macon County, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Watertown was taken down by Macon County 34-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Watertown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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