Giles County has gone 3-0 against Sequatchie County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Giles County Bobcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Sequatchie County Indians at 8:00 p.m.
Giles County is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against McKenzie on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Giles County was dealt a 47-14 loss at the hands of McKenzie. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Rebels are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, Sequatchie County had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.9 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Yellowjackets 50-8. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 37 points or more this season.
Austin Griffith was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Tate, who picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Sequatchie County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Giles County's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4. As for Sequatchie County, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Giles County against Sequatchie County when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 41-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Giles County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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