Football Preview: Jefferson County Warriors vs. Dublin Fighting Irish
After each having a week off, the Jefferson County Warriors and the Dublin Fighting Irish will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jefferson County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 14 straight defeats, while Dublin will come in with four straight wins.
Jefferson County's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Northeast two weeks ago. They were outmatched by the Raiders on the road and fell 47-0. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 410th, while the Raiders are ranked 152nd).
Meanwhile, Dublin got themselves on the board against Washington County last Friday, but Washington County never followed suit. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 49-0 victory over the Golden Hawks. Fans of the Fighting Irish have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Dublin's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Micah O?Neal led the charge by rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 48 yards and two touchdowns. O?Neal was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 55 yards. Travion Bostic was another key back, rushing for 47 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Dublin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 256 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Dublin's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Xavier Bostic and O?Neal.
Jefferson County's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Dublin, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Jefferson County took a serious blow against Dublin when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 62-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bostic, who rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Now that Jefferson County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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