Wirt County and Gilmer County are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Wirt County Tigers will be playing at home against the Gilmer County Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wirt County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Wirt County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Beallsville 73-0 at home on Friday. Considering the Tigers have won six games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wirt County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tyler Smith, who threw for 219 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Smith is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Isaiah Sampson was another key receiver, picking up 154 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wirt County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 241 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Gilmer County's offense. They fell to Webster County 6-0. Having soared to a lofty 46 points in the game before, the Titans' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Wirt County pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Gilmer County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Wirt County skirted past Gilmer County 22-20 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Wirt County repeat their success, or does Gilmer County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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