The Wirt County Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Wahama White Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wirt County comes in on three and Wahama on four.
Wirt County will bounce into Friday's game after beating St. Marys, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Wirt County blew past St. Marys, posting a 42-7 victory at home. The Tigers pushed the score to 42-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Devils cut but never quite recovered from.
A big part of Wirt County's win came down to the chemistry between Tyler Smith and his top target Porter Goodwin. Smith threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes while Goodwin picked up 177 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Goodwin's longest reception was for an incredible 89 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wirt County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was Wirt County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Easton Wyer was especially locked on to St. Marys' QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Wahama humbled Calhoun with a 61-13 victory. Given the White Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Red Devils are ranked 102nd), the result last Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Connor Lambert, who rushed for 216 yards and five touchdowns on only seven carries. Another player making a difference was Trace Simpkins, who threw for 162 yards and a touchdown on perfect 8-for-8 passing.
Wirt County's record now sits at 3-1. As for Wahama, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Wirt County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 268.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Wahama struggles in that department as they've been averaging 339.5. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Wirt County was taken down by Wahama 52-21 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wirt County was down 29-7.
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