The Dixie County Bears will square off against the Blountstown Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Dixie County's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Chiefland on Friday. They took a blow against the Indians, falling 48-0. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 422nd, while the Indians are ranked 168th).
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last game, Blountstown made sure to put some points up on the board against Sneads on Friday. Blountstown blew past Sneads, posting a 38-3 victory on the road. The contest marked the Tigers' most dominant win of the season so far.
Blountstown can attribute much of their success to Kayin Martin, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and Tristan King, who rushed for 37 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Martin is now averaging an impressive 102.2 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Blountstown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Dixie County has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Blountstown, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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