Football Recap: Kyle Opsincs Leads Martin County's Defense on Friday

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Previous Games

10/10/25 - Away	13-6 W
10/14/24 - Home	35-25 W
09/22/23 - Away	35-6 W
09/23/22 - Home	35-7 W
09/24/21 - Away	33-0 W
+ 5 more games

Martin County and South Fork pushed the score to 35-25 the last time they played South Fork, but on Friday defenses reigned supreme. The Tigers came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 13-6. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Paul Hendrix was his usual excellent self, rushing for 139 yards and one TD on only 13 carries.

Martin County's run defense was locked in: South Fork could only muster 2.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Colin Dunleavy for the heroic effort on defense: he. Martin County didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.5.

Martin County's defense didn't let Chris Cherry, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Kyle Opsincs with three. Another thorn in South Fork's side was Dunleavy, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).

Martin County's record now sits at 6-1. As for South Fork, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

Coming up, Martin County will venture away from home to challenge Jupiter at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Tigers 8.1, the Warriors 9.6) so any points scored will be well earned. As for South Fork, they will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Edward's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.