After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Morgan County, Greene County was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They managed a 14-8 win over the Laney Wildcats.
Greene County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Travez Gibson out in front who rushed for 118 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Greene County's defense and their four sacks. Laryous Burt was especially locked on to Laney's QB and sacked him three times. Burt is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Greene County pushed their record up to 4-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Laney, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record.
Greene County will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Miller Grove at 7:30 p.m. on September 27th. Both have allowed few points on average, (Miller Grove: 11.4, Greene County: 13.2) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Laney, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Thomson at 7:30 p.m. on September 27th. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Thomson: 17.4, Laney: 16.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
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