The Dixie County Bears will take on the Blountstown Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Dixie County's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Chiefland last Friday. They were dealt a 48-0 defeat at the hands of the Indians. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 419th, while the Indians are ranked 168th).
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last game, Blountstown made sure to put some points up on the board against Sneads last Friday. Blountstown took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 38-3 victory over Sneads. That looming 38-3 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Tigers yet this season.
Blountstown relied on the efforts of Kayin Martin, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and Tristan King, who rushed for 37 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Martin is now averaging an impressive 102.2 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Blountstown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Dixie County has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Blountstown, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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