Football Preview: Oconee County Warriors vs. Morgan County Bulldogs
Oconee County has gone 6-0 against Morgan County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Oconee County Warriors will face off against the Morgan County Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
Things were looking good for Oconee County after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They and Clarke Central were almost perfectly matched up, but Oconee County suffered a 37-36 loss.
The losing side was boosted by Titus Watkins, who threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns. 100 of those passing yards were hauled in by Mason Hall.
Meanwhile, Morgan County didn't have too much trouble with Putnam County on the road on Friday as they won 42-28. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the War Eagles are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Morgan County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Christian Monfort, who rushed for 143 yards on only 12 carries, and Davis Strickland, who threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Oconee County's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Morgan County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Oconee County against Morgan County when the teams last played back in September of 2019 as the squad secured a 34-6 win. Does Oconee County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Morgan County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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