The Landrum Cardinals are taking a road trip to square off against the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Landrum's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matches.
Landrum's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past West-Oak, posting a 48-0 win at home. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 28 points or more this season.
Ty Foster continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 224 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 68 yards. Aidan Kelley was another key player, rushing for 147 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Landrum wouldn't let West-Oak keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Landrum can thank Brody Gosnell and Micah Mcclintock for forcing both of them. Gosnell also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Landrum was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 243 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge entered their match against Pickens on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Blue Ridge fell 35-26 to Pickens. The Fighting Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blue Ridge's loss came about despite a quality game from Gavin Forrester, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 121 yards on nine of 22 attempts.
Landrum's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Blue Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Landrum against Blue Ridge in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 74-34 win. In that matchup, Landrum amassed a halftime lead of 40-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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