The Wirt County Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Pocahontas County Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wirt County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.8 points per game this season.
Wirt County took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Webster County 43-7 at home. Considering the Tigers have won four contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Wirt County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tyler Smith, who threw for 235 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes. Porter Goodwin was Smith's top target, picking up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Wirt County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brody Ewing and Bryceston Nichols.
Meanwhile, a win for Pocahontas County just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by East Hardy 54-6. The loss continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost six in a row.
Wirt County pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pocahontas County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
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