The Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers will square off against the Landrum Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Landrum is facing Blue Ridge at the wrong time: Blue Ridge suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 35-26 to the Blue Flame. The Fighting Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blue Ridge's defeat 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.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Blue Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Landrum waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They breezed by the Warriors at home to the tune of 48-0. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 28 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Ty Foster, who threw for 224 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 68 yards. Aidan Kelley was another key player, rushing for 147 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Blue Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Landrum, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Blue Ridge took a serious blow against Landrum when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 74-34. Thankfully for Blue Ridge, Colton Link (who rushed for 407 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 19.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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