Football Preview: Bainbridge Bearcats vs. Cairo Syrupmakers
Bainbridge has gone 9-1 against Cairo recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Bainbridge will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Bainbridge will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on September 5th but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed two weeks ago was a bit more commanding. They were beaten by Thomas County Central 63-7. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Cairo was not the first on the board two weeks ago, but they got there more often. They took down Cook 27-10.
Cairo found their leader in underclassman Bryian Duncan Jr, who rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per carry. Duncan Jr's longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards.
Cairo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 228 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Bainbridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Cairo, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Bainbridge against Cairo when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-6 win. In that contest, Bainbridge amassed a halftime lead of 28-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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