The Blountstown Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Holmes County Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Blountstown sitting on eight straight wins and Holmes County on five.
Blountstown's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Northview 59-0. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Amari Thomas, who picked up 150 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 73 yards and one TD. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run. Another player making a difference was Jaylen Jones, who threw for 237 yards and three TDs.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Blountstown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 225 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Holmes County hadn't beaten Marianna on the road since October 27, 2017 but that history sure didn't bother them on Friday. The Blue Devils blew past the Bulldogs 42-8. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Blue Devils had established a 28-point advantage.
Blountstown's record is now 8-0. As for Holmes County, their record now sits at 5-3.
Blountstown took their victory against Holmes County in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 40-20 score. In that contest, the Tigers amassed a halftime lead of 32-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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