Football Preview: Sumter Central Jaguars vs. Greene County Tigers
The Sumter Central Jaguars have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Greene County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Sumter Central ended up a good deal behind Dallas County and lost 30-14. The defeat continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Greene County unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They were beaten by Tuscaloosa Academy 49-14. The matchup marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Greene County might have lost, but man, Ronald Wilder Jr. was a machine: he rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Wilder Jr.'s rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelvies Snoddy, who rushed for 126 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Sumter Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Greene County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Everything went Sumter Central's way against Greene County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Sumter Central made off with a 36-14 victory. Will Sumter Central repeat their success, or does Greene County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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