The Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers will take on 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 took a 35-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Flame. The Fighting Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The losing side was boosted by Gavin Forrester, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 121 yards on nine of 22 attempts.
Meanwhile, Landrum entered their tilt with West-Oak on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 48-0 win over the Warriors. 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. Another player making a difference was Aidan Kelley, who rushed 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 matchups.
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 was taken down by Landrum 74-34 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. 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? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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