Football Preview: Oconee County Warriors vs. West Hall Spartans
After two games on the road, Oconee County is heading back home. They and the West Hall Spartans are set to duel on Friday. Oconee County has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 136 points over their last three matches.
Oconee County is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing East Hall: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Oconee County blew East Hall out of the water with a 56-7 final score. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 25 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Caiden Wood, who rushed for 181 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 56 receiving yards. Titus Watkins was another key player, throwing for 205 yards and a touchdown on only 18 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oconee County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, a win for West Hall just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 41-14 defeat at the hands of Cherokee Bluff. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Bears are ranked 90th).
The victory got Oconee County back to even at 3-3. As for West Hall, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Oconee County didn't have too much breathing room in their match against West Hall in their previous matchup back in November of 2014, but they still walked away with a 42-38 win. Does Oconee County have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Hall turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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