As it entered Burt-Haynie Field on Friday night, Tallassee was desperate for a victory after starting the season with three straight losses. By the time the Tigers walked off the field, they had a victory in hand along with some bragging rights as they defeated Elmore County, 49-21, in the Class 5A Region 4 showdown.

“That cures a lot of problems,” Tallassee coach Mike Battles said. “We just needed to get back on the winning side of things. Tallassee is not used to losing and that’s been tough on the kids. They have continued to work and now it helps out to get a ‘W.’ There’s nothing like winning.”

Caleb Turrentine is a sports writer for Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.