The Pickens Dragons will take on the North Hall Trojans at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pickens is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 35-23 win 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. A healthy portion of that aerial production (87 yards to be exact) went to Mccord Purdy.
Meanwhile, North Hall entered their tilt with White County on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They strolled past the Warriors with points to spare, taking the game 35-21. That's two games straight that the Trojans have won by exactly 14 points.
Smith Mcgarvey had a dynamite game for North Hall, rushing 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.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: North Hall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 429 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was North Hall's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Leading the way was Buddy Clark with 2.5.
Pickens now has a winning record of 3-2. As for North Hall, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Pickens was able to grind out a solid victory over North Hall in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, winning 42-35. 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? There's only one way to find out.
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