The Temple Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Thomasville Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Temple is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 40-27 win over Putnam County. The victory was familiar territory for the Tigers who have now won four games in a row.
Cj Gray and Maclann Metayer were among the main playmakers for Temple as the former rushed for 117 yards and four touchdowns and the latter rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. That's the most rushing yards Metayer has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Thomasville on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Bacon County out of the water with a 48-6 final score. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 23 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Thomasville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lavonte Cole, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Cole's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Cam Hill was another key player, throwing for 99 yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Thomasville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Geremiah Humbert with two. Another thorn in Bacon County's side was Joe Douglas, who picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles.
Thomasville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.4 points per game. As for Temple, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
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