Football Preview: Irwin County Indians vs. Dooly County Bobcats
Irwin County is 4-0 against Dooly County since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Irwin County has three straight wins, Dooly County has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything went Irwin County's way against Schley County as Irwin County made off with a 60-35 victory. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Wildcats are ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shane Marshall had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 183 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 115.7 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Luke Snyder, who threw for 154 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Irwin County was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 520 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Dooly County took a blow against Worth County last Friday, falling 46-3.
Irwin County pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Dooly County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Irwin County strolled past Dooly County in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a score of 34-20. Will Irwin County repeat their success, or does Dooly County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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