Tug Valley and Tolsia are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Tug Valley Panthers are on the road again on Friday to play the Tolsia Rebels at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Tug Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Morgan County 48-6 on the road. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 44th in West Virginia, while the Cougars are ranked 201st in Kentucky), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tolsia entered their tilt with Calhoun on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Red Devils on the road to the tune of 47-0. Considering the Rebels have won three contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tolsia's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Robert Evans, who rushed for 68 yards and three touchdowns, and Bray Mollette, who gained 178 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Mollette a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tolsia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Tug Valley pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Tolsia, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Tug Valley against Tolsia when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-8 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tug Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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