After flying high against Avery County last Thursday, McDowell came back down to earth. The McDowell Titans were dealt a 60-26 loss at the hands of the T.C. Roberson Rams on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Rams are ranked 52nd).
Zeb Swangim continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for T.C. Roberson, rushing for 87 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also picking up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown. Swangim also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making a tackle, and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Cohen Bohanon was in the mix as well, providing T.C. Roberson with two touchdowns.
McDowell dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for T.C. Roberson, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing North Buncombe the next time they take the field. T.C. Roberson will head out to face North Buncombe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while McDowell will host them at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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