You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Heard County's strategy against Darlington on Friday. The Heard County Braves put the hurt on the Darlington Tigers with a sharp 48-27 win. The result was nothing new for the Braves, who have now won four matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Heard County found their leader in underclassman Ethan Tisdale, who rushed for 184 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 183 yards and a touchdown while completing 77.8% of his passes. Tisdale's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 155 rushing yards dating back to last season. Heard County also got a significant boost from Dereon Pearson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 147 yards.
Heard County wouldn't let Darlington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Heard County can thank Jaxon White and Max Lasseter for forcing both of them.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heard County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
The victory (which was Heard County's third in a row) raised their record to 5-2. As for Darlington, they moved to 4-3 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Heard County will host Bremen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Heard County will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Darlington, they will welcome Model at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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