After flying high against Calhoun last Friday, Braxton County came back down to earth. The Braxton County Eagles took a 35-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Berkeley Springs Indians. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 27-21 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Despite the loss, Braxton County saw an underclassman step up: freshman Logan Payne rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Payne a new career-high in rushing yards. Elijah Marcum also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 85 receiving yards.
Payne was just one part of a punishing run game: Braxton County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's a new trend for Braxton County: they were averaging 72.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 167.3.
Braxton County's defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Berkeley Springs, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Braxton County will face off against Clay County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Clay County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests. As for Berkeley Springs, they will square off against Moorefield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Moorefield will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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