After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Franklin, Troy was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 35-17 victory over the C.H. Yoe Yoemen. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Yoemen are ranked 669th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Troy's win came down to the chemistry between Joseph Mcmurtry and his top target Cohen Ketcham. Mcmurtry threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns while Ketcham picked up 137 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Ketcham torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 74 yards.
Troy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Micah Mckissick, Tedricc Calhoun, and Peyton Valdez picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Valdez is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game. Another thorn in C.H. Yoe's side was Grayson Bogausch, who made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Despite the loss, C.H. Yoe still got an impressive performance from Cade Hubnik, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 151 yards on 17 of 28 attempts.
Troy pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for C.H. Yoe, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Troy will challenge Little River Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Little River Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.1 points per game this season. As for C.H. Yoe, they will take on Rockdale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. C.H. Yoe also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 28.5 points per game.
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