The Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers will face off against the Seneca Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Blue Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.3 points per game this season.
Blue Ridge took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Travelers Rest 41-20. With the Fighting Tigers ahead 28-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Blue Ridge can attribute much of their success to Gavin Forrester, who rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and Kb Henderson, who rushed for 163 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Henderson has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Blue Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Blue Ridge wouldn't let Travelers Rest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Blue Ridge can thank Colton Clouse and Jackson Lanier for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Seneca's undefeated season came to an end after six games on Friday. They fell 21-13 to Greer. The match marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The win got Blue Ridge back to even at 3-3. As for Seneca, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
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