After soaring to 40 points the game before, Blountstown was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They took a blow against the Walton Braves, falling 48-7. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 35-7 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2023.
Tristan King threw for 114 yards and a touchdown.
Curt Ellis was his top target, picking up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Kayin Martin picked up 39 receiving yards, and also rushed for 33 yards.
Walton found their leader in sophomore Dylan Louthain, who rushed for 222 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Louthain a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Wells Bettenhausen, who threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
With the defeat, Blountstown broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-3. As for Walton, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Blountstown has already played their next matchup, a 13-9 win against Port St. Joe on the 7th. As for Walton, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Pensacola Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th. Walton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41 points per game this season.
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