Darlington had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 21-20 win over the Pepperell Dragons. 21 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Despite the defeat, Pepperell had strong showings from Sam Ross, who rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown, and Sam Wooten, who gained 79 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Ross a new career-high in rushing yards.
Darlington's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Pepperell, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Darlington will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Heard County at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th. As for Pepperell, they will face off against Bremen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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