If Gilmer County was riding high fresh off their 51-18 takedown of Richwood last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Titans were beaten by the Wirt County Tigers 55-26 on Friday. The Titans have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Although Gilmer County took the loss, they still got scores from Lexington Grogg, Cody Smith, Tyler Ratliff, and Remi Huffman.
Tyler Smith had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 218 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 53 yards and one score on only five carries for Wirt County. Those 53 rushing yards gave Smith a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Adryon Hartford, who rushed for 34 yards and a pair of TDs.
Gilmer County's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Wirt County, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gilmer County will take on Clay-Battelle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Wirt County, they will face off against Wahama at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 913 yards in their previous games.
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