The Fayetteville Tigers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the East Robertson Indians at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Fayetteville will head into Thursday's matchup out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker last Thursday after a huge 49-point victory in their prior game. They fell just short of Forrest by a score of 34-32.
Meanwhile, East Robertson had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Thursday. They breezed by the Blue Devils to the tune of 37-0. Considering the Indians have won six matches by more than 29 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Cade Brooks, who rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 53 yards and a touchdown. Those 161 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Kayden Perry was another key pass catcher, picking up 138 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
East Robertson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zach Groves and Angel Blair. Blair also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. East Robertson got some further help from Casen Goosetree: he made seven total tackles (5.0 for loss).
East Robertson pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.9 points per game. As for Fayetteville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
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