Football Preview: Colquitt County Packers vs. Tift County Blue Devils
Colquitt County has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on the Tift County Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Colquitt County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Tift County likes a good challenge.
Colquitt County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Lowndes, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Colquitt County was ranked 13th). Colquitt County skirted past Lowndes 38-35. Colquitt County's victory was all the more impressive since the Vikings were averaging only 13.29 points allowed on the season.
Ty'Jaevian Lamar continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 182 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also picking up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards. Day'Shawn Brown was another key rusher, rushing for 131 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Tift County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were outmatched by Lowndes at home and fell 50-7. The Blue Devils were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-0.
Colquitt County's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Tift County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Colquitt County against Tift County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 40-2 victory. In that matchup, Colquitt County amassed a halftime lead of 27-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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