Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wirt County). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Pocahontas County Warriors 67-12 on the road. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Wirt County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Porter Goodwin led the charge by picking up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Isaiah Sampson did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 106 receiving yards.
Wirt County wouldn't let Pocahontas County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wirt County can thank Holden Siers and Caiden Stilgenbauer for forcing both of them.
The victory made it two in a row for Wirt County and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for Pocahontas County, their defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Wirt County will square off against Beallsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wirt County is facing Beallsville at the right time seeing as Beallsville is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Pocahontas County, they will challenge Pendleton County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pendleton County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.7 points per game this season.
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