After two games on the road, Tucker County is heading back home. They will welcome the St. Marys Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tucker County is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Hampshire: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Tucker County blew Hampshire out of the water with a 60-21 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-14.
Tucker County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jared Reall, who rushed for 274 yards and a touchdown while picking up 13.7 yards per carry. Those 274 rushing yards gave Reall a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Marks, who threw for 177 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Tucker County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Tucker County wouldn't let Hampshire keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tucker County can thank Garrett Wilfong and Marky Phillips for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, after only 12 points in their last contest, St. Marys made sure to put some points up on the board against Ravenswood on Friday. St. Marys blew past Ravenswood, posting a 40-7 win.
St. Marys' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Logan Eddy, who rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Eddy really tore up the turf during one magnificent 81-yard run. Ryan Kent was another key player, rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Tucker County's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.1 points. As for St. Marys, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season.
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Reall and Eddy. Reall just won't slow down this season and has averaged 11.9 receiving yards per game. Eddy has been a dominant force too and has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 78.4 rushing yards per game.
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