Football Preview: Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets vs. Groves Rebels
Southeast Bulloch has gone 5-0 against Groves recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. Southeast Bulloch will be strutting in after a win while Groves will be coming in after a loss.
If Southeast Bulloch beats Groves with 35 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Southeast Bulloch claimed a resounding 35-8 victory over Windsor Forest on the road. Considering the Yellow Jackets have won three matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Groves managed to keep up with Johnson until halftime last Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Groves was outmatched by Johnson at home and fell 48-19. The Rebels have struggled against the Atomsmashers recently, as their game last Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Groves saw an underclassman step up: Taff James rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Even though they lost, Groves was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Southeast Bulloch and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Groves, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Southeast Bulloch against Groves when the teams last played back in November of 2021, as the team secured a 62-12 victory. In that contest, Southeast Bulloch amassed a halftime lead of 55-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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