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| 09/19/25 - Away | 55-26 W |
| 10/25/24 - Home | 63-20 W |
| 10/20/23 - Away | 22-20 W |
| 09/09/22 - Away | 60-6 W |
| 09/10/21 - Home | 12-39 L |
| + 5 more games |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wirt County). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Gilmer County Titans 55-26. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Titans: they've now won four in a row.
Tyler Smith produced another solid effort throwing for 218 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 53 yards and one score on only five carries. Those 53 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Adryon Hartford was another key player, rushing for 34 yards and a pair of TDs.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Wirt County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Although Gilmer County took the loss, they still got scores from Lexington Grogg, Cody Smith, Tyler Ratliff, and Remi Huffman.
Wirt County's record is now 3-1. As for Gilmer County, they suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 2-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wirt County will welcome Wahama at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 913 yards in their previous games. As for Gilmer County, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Clay-Battelle at 7:00 p.m.
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