The Grand County Red Devils will face off against the Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Grand County has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since August 30.
Grand County is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against South Sevier on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Grand County was beaten by South Sevier 37-6.
Judge Memorial Catholic never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against American Leadership Academy last Friday. They breezed by the Eagles on the road to the tune of 44-14. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 44-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Adrian Palmer was a one-man wrecking crew for Judge Memorial Catholic as he rushed for 41 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 262 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (87 yards to be exact) went to King Long.
Judge Memorial Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ben Butler, Long, and Aj Peek picked up one apiece. Judge Memorial Catholic got some further help from Red Fuller: he made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Grand County's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Judge Memorial Catholic, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-7 record.
Grand County came up short against Judge Memorial Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 27-19. Thankfully for Grand County, Tyrese Boyce (who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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