With a playoff game on the line, Roane County rose to the challenge on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Chapmanville Regional Tigers as they made off with a 35-14 win. The Raiders' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Roane County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Lane Watson out in front who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Watson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 102 rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Shay Harper, who gained 104 total yards and two touchdowns.
Roane County wouldn't let Chapmanville Regional keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Roane County can thank Watson and Garrett Brabham for forcing both of them.
Roane County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests.
Although Chapmanville Regional took the loss, they still got scores from Preston Kovach and Austin Adkins.
Roane County pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.2 points. As for Chapmanville Regional, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-6 record.
Roane County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 21-0 win against Scott on the 29th. Chapmanville Regional does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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