On Friday Southern will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Tucker County Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m.
Southern is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Allegany on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Southern had to suffer through a 51-14 loss at the hands of Allegany. The Rams have struggled against the Campers recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Tucker County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Moorefield as Tucker County made off with a 42-18 win. Considering the Mountain Lions have won six matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tucker County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jared Reall, who gained 168 total yards and two touchdowns, and Samuel Marks, who threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes. Reall's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season. 105 of those passing yards were hauled in by Garrett Wilfong, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Southern's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Tucker County, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Southern took a serious blow against Tucker County in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, falling 56-27. Thankfully for Southern, Ethan Rosenau (who threw for 537 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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