The Avery County Vikings will take on the Draughn Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Avery County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Avery County's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Rosman 50-0 at home. The win was some much needed relief for the Vikings as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Avery County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carlos Garcia led the charge by rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Garcia a new career-high in rushing yards. Landon Liner was another key player, picking up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Avery County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Avery County's defense and their three sacks. Cobe Townsend was especially locked on to Rosman's QB and sacked him twice. Townsend also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Meanwhile, Draughn was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They were the clear victor by a 28-3 margin over Owen. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Avery County's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Draughn, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Avery County was taken down by Draughn 49-7 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Avery County, Nigel Dula (who rushed for 281 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry) 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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