The Beallsville Blue Devils will head out to face off against the Wirt County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Beallsville's offense hasn't had much luck over their past four games, but Friday's match will give them a chance to turn things around.
Beallsville is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Madonna on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Beallsville was beaten by Madonna 46-6. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 713th in Ohio, while the Blue Dons are ranked 84th in West Virginia).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wirt County). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Pocahontas County 67-12 on the road. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 24 points or more this season.
Wirt County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Porter Goodwin out in front who picked up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Tyler Smith was another key passer, throwing for 165 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes.
Wirt County wouldn't let Pocahontas County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wirt County can thank Holden Siers and Caiden Stilgenbauer for forcing both of them.
Beallsville's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Wirt County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
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