The Pickens Dragons will square off against the North Hall Trojans at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Pickens is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 35-23 victory over Dawson County on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Dragons with their most commanding win of the season.
Hayden Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 185 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 168 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run. 87 of those passing yards were hauled in by Mccord Purdy.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pickens was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, North Hall had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 35-21 win over the Warriors. That's two games straight that the Trojans have won by exactly 14 points.
Smith Mcgarvey had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Carlton, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Pickens now has a winning record of 3-2. As for North Hall, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Pickens beat North Hall 42-35 in their previous meeting back in September of 2017. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North Hall's Jack Brown, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Pickens to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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