The Wirt County Tigers will square off against the Clay-Battelle Cee-Bees at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wirt County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against St. Marys by a score of 27-14. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since October 7, 2022, but that streak is no more.
Tyler Smith
| 08/29/25 vs Eastern | 151.9 |
| 10/24/25 @ Valley | 148.2 |
| 11/15/25 @ St. Marys | 145.8 |
| 10/10/25 vs Pocahontas County | 141.5 |
| 09/19/25 @ Gilmer County | 141.3 |
| + 6 more games |
Tyler Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 210 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes. His passing game has become a key predictor of Wirt County's success: the team is 7-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Wirt County proved: they limited St. Marys to a paltry two yards per carry. The team can thank Andrew Lemley for the heroic effort on defense: he. Wirt County's ground attack was stronger, having averaged four.
Wirt County's defense didn't let Jeremiah Demoss, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Caiden Stilgenbauer was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three himself.
Meanwhile, Clay-Battelle came tearing into Saturday's matchup with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29 points), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Rebels 44-8. The Cee-Bees might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by 22 points or more this season.
Wirt County's record now sits at 8-3. As for Clay-Battelle, their record is now 10-1.
Everything came up roses for Wirt County against Clay-Battelle when the teams last played back in November of 2020, as the team secured a 48-7 victory. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Cee-Bees have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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