After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Unicoi County, Pigeon Forge was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-21 victory over the Grainger Grizzlies on the road. The game marked the Tigers' most dominant win of the season so far.
Wyatt Howard continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 223 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Ayden Hood did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 121 receiving yards.
Pigeon Forge's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Grainger, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Pigeon Forge will venture away from home to face off against Chuckey-Doak at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pigeon Forge is facing Chuckey-Doak at the right time seeing as Chuckey-Doak is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Grainger, they will welcome Sullivan East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Sullivan East focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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