Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Irwin County). They blew past the Charlton County Indians 64-34 at home on Friday. Considering Irwin County has won three contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Shane Marshall, who rushed for 230 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 59 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Luke Snyder, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Irwin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 531 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 258 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Irwin County's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Charlton County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Irwin County will welcome Clinch County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Irwin County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six games. As for Charlton County, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Brooks County at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
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