On Friday, Smithsburg was beaten by Tucker County 40-6. While losing is never fun, Smithsburg can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 173rd in Maryland, while Tucker County is ranked 33rd in West Virginia).
The critical scores for Tucker County came from Racer Channel, Maddox Anderson, and blaike adams.
The team won by holding Smithsburg to a paltry 39 yards. A big part of that defensive dominance came down to Tucker County's ability to keep the quarterback under pressure: the team laid him out three times before it was all said and done. Leading the way was Gavin Mullenax and his two sacks.
Smithsburg's loss was their sixth straight on the road (dating back to last season), which dropped their overall record down to 3-5. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 8.7 points per game. As for Tucker County, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Smithsburg will head out on the road to face off against Boonsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Boonsboro is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games. As for Tucker County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Petersburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
