The Blountstown Tigers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Dixie County Bears at 1:00 p.m. Blountstown will be strutting in after a win while Dixie County will be coming in after a loss.
Blountstown will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Sneads last Friday. Blountstown took their matchup 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.
Kayin Martin and Tristan King were among the main playmakers for Blountstown as the former rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries and the latter 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.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Dixie County's offense. They were beaten by Chiefland 48-0 last Friday. 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).
Blountstown now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Dixie County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
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