Football Preview: Wilkinson County Warriors vs. Jasper County Hurricanes
The Wilkinson County Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Jasper County Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything went Wilkinson County's way against Treutlen as Wilkinson County made off with a 29-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Jasper County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Hancock Central a 26-0 shutout on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Hurricanes as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Jasper County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Jasper County's defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tymir Thornton and Kamarion Owens who racked up five sacks between them. Cope Durand was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Wilkinson County's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Jasper County, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
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