The Calhoun Red Devils are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Wirt County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Calhoun is leaving town to face Wirt County after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Calhoun fell 18-7 to Gilmer County two weeks ago. The Red Devils' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it 11 in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Wirt County got the win against Magnolia on Friday by a conclusive 48-24.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Tyler Smith and his top target Porter Goodwin. Smith threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes while Goodwin gained 100 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Wirt County wouldn't let Magnolia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wirt County can thank Holden Siers and Brody Ewing for forcing both of them. Ewing's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Calhoun was dealt a bruising 52-0 defeat at the hands of Wirt County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Calhoun, Chase Lowe (who rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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