After flying high against Travelers Rest last Friday, Emerald came back down to earth. The Emerald Vikings had to suffer through a 62-35 loss at the hands of the Woodruff Wolverines. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Wolverines: they've now lost seven in a row.
Emerald lost on Friday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Christopher Dean, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown. Christian Foster was in the mix as well, providing Emerald with two touchdowns.
TJ Morris was a one-man wrecking crew for Woodruff as he threw for 278 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Kori Moates was Morris' top target, picking up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 34 yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Emerald fell to 2-1. As for Woodruff, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Emerald will host Broome at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Woodruff, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Woodmont at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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