Football Preview: Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane vs. Worth County Rams
Fitzgerald has gone 9-0 against Worth County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane will challenge the Worth County Rams at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Fitzgerald comes in on three and Worth County on seven.
Fitzgerald is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Bleckley County with a 28-24 victory. Given the Purple Hurricane's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Royals are ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Worth County). They claimed a resounding 63-23 win over Dodge County. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by 30 points or more this season.
Worth County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lyndon Worthy led the charge by throwing for 253 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes. Worthy has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last five times he's played. Tre?Shaun Jones helped Worthy out on the ground, rushing for 147 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Worth County wouldn't let Dodge County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Worth County can thank Tyler Fulton and Shermon Smith for forcing both of them.
Worth County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Fitzgerald has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.0 points per game. As for Worth County, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
Fitzgerald beat Worth County 28-21 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fitzgerald since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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