The Smoky Mountain Mustangs are taking a road trip to square off against the T.C. Roberson Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Smoky Mountain's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Swain County as Smoky Mountain made off with a 21-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Smoky Mountain's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ayden Johnson, who rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Jarek Jones handled things on the ground, rushing for 87 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Jones wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Smoky Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Smoky Mountain's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Malachi McNeely and Malachi Mcneely. McNeely also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
T.C. Roberson never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against East Rutherford last Friday. They came out on top against the Cavaliers by a score of 40-32.
Zeb Swangim went supernova for T.C. Roberson, rushing for 177 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. Swangim's longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Tyrin Credle was another key rusher, gaining 98 total yards and a touchdown.
Smoky Mountain's record is now 2-0. As for T.C. Roberson, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1.
Smoky Mountain was dealt a bruising 35-7 defeat at the hands of T.C. Roberson when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Smoky Mountain was down 28-7.
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