The Model Blue Devils will challenge the Heard County Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Model's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Darlington on Friday. They were beaten by the Tigers 31-0. Having soared to a lofty 40 points in the game before, the Blue Devils' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Heard County came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Blue Devils by a score of 27-14.
Heard County found their leader in underclassman Ethan Tisdale, who rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 170 yards and a touchdown. Tisdale's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 155 rushing yards dating back to last season. 104 of those passing yards were hauled in by Zaiden Moreland.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Heard County's defense and their 3.5 sacks. Leading the way was Jack Langley with two. Heard County got some further help from Logan Parmer: he forced a fumble and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Heard County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Model now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Heard County, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
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