Football Preview: Bainbridge Bearcats vs. Cairo Syrupmakers
Bainbridge has gone 9-1 against Cairo recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Bainbridge is looking for their season's first win.
Bainbridge will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on September 5th but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed last Friday was a bit more commanding. They were dealt a 63-7 loss at the hands of Thomas County Central. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Cairo was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They strolled past Cook with points to spare, taking the game 27-10.
Cairo found their leader in underclassman Bryian Duncan Jr, who rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per carry. Duncan Jr's longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards.
Cairo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 228 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Bainbridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Cairo, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Bainbridge against Cairo in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 as the team secured a 56-6 win. In that matchup, Bainbridge amassed a halftime lead of 28-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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