Thorsby has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to take on the Hale County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thorsby's defense has only allowed 16.2 points per game this season, so Hale County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Thorsby is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Wilcox Central: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Thorsby blew Wilcox Central out of the water with a 42-12 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Rebels had established a 22 point advantage.
Thorsby can attribute much of their success to Chris Buendtner, who rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and Grayson Mcmanus, who rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Mcmanus' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Thorsby's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Drew Waters, Braylon Carroll, and Logan Ellison picked up one apiece. Thorsby got some further help from Malachi Allgood: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Thorsby was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 212 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Hale County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Greensboro by a score of 24-16. While the Wildcats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The victory got Thorsby back to even at 2-2. As for Hale County, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
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