The Troup Tigers will challenge the New Diana Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Troup comes in on five and New Diana on six.
Troup is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Winona on the road to the tune of 50-6 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Tigers with their most commanding win of the season.
Bryce Wallum was his usual excellent self, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 107 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Brett Wells, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown.
Troup wouldn't let Winona keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Troup can thank Noble Kendrick and Aj Dewberry for forcing both of them. Kendrick is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Troup was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, New Diana humbled West Rusk with a 72-7 victory. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Troup pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for New Diana, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Everything came up roses for Troup against New Diana in their previous matchup back in September of 2015, as the squad secured a 48-0 victory. Will Troup repeat their success, or does New Diana have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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