The Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers will challenge the Landrum Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Blue Ridge has given up an average of 34.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Blue Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 50-42 victory over Pickens on Friday.
Gavin Forrester continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 159 yards and three scores on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 103 yards while completing 73.3% of his passes. His longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Marquiel Troupe, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Blue Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 12 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Troupe, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Landrum came up short against West-Oak on Friday, falling 36-16.
Landrum's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Blue Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Blue Ridge took a serious blow against Landrum in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 74-34. Thankfully for the Fighting Tigers, Colton Link (who rushed for 407 yards and six TDs while picking up 19.4 yards per carry) 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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