Greene County has won ten straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Irwin County has won ten straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Greene County Tigers will welcome the Irwin County Indians at 5:30 p.m. Greene County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 25.9 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Greene County strolled past Warren County with points to spare, taking the game 28-14.
Travez Gibson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 132 yards, while also picking up 58 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
Greene County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ivan Porter and Steve Miller. Another thorn in Warren County's side was De?Mond Copeland, who made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Irwin County posted their closest victory since October 27, 2023 two weeks ago. They skirted past Brooks County 17-14. The 17-point effort marked the Indians' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Irwin County had a senior duo take command as Luke Snyder rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on only five carries and Shane Marshall rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown.
Irwin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Irwin County's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Greene County, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Greene County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 214.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Irwin County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 284.6. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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