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| 09/20/25 - Home | 47-20 W |
| 10/13/23 - Home | 40-21 W |
| 10/14/22 - Away | 35-38 L |
| 10/15/21 - Home | 28-27 W |
| 03/20/21 - Away | 14-44 L |
| + 5 more games |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Madison). They really took it to the Avery County Vikings for the full four quarters, racking up a 47-20 victory. With the Patriots ahead 34-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Madison's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dallas Bartlett, who rushed for 66 yards and three scores on only eight carries, and also threw for 99 yards and one TD. Another rusher making a difference was Ivan Blankenship, who rushed for 121 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only nine carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Madison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Madison now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Avery County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Madison has already played their next matchup, a 52-20 defeat against Mountain Heritage on the 26th. As for Avery County, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 43-15 loss against Owen on the 26th.
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