The Pickens County Tornadoes will square off against the Lynn Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pickens County is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since October 13, 2023 on Friday. They claimed a resounding 50-14 victory over Sumiton Christian at home.
Mj Billups went supernova for Pickens County, rushing for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 110 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Willie Windham got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Pickens County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Billups and Camden Tate. Billups got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 70 yards.
Meanwhile, Lynn didn't have too much trouble with Brilliant on the road on Friday as they won 34-20.
Pickens County's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Lynn, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Pickens County suffered a grim 28-6 defeat to Lynn when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Pickens County, Cale Tittle (who rushed for 252 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six 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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