Football Game Preview: Heard County Braves vs. Model Blue Devils + How To Watch

The Heard County Braves will take on the Model Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Heard County has eight straight wins, Model has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Heard County is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Bremen: they outscored them in every quarter. The Braves put the hurt on the Blue Devils with a sharp 28-8 victory on Friday. Considering the Braves have won six games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Ethan Tisdale

Rushing Yards

10/17/25 @ Bremen	133
10/10/25 vs Darlington	106
10/03/25 @ Temple	45
09/26/25 @ Haralson County	84
09/12/25 vs Bowdon	75
+ 6 more games

Ethan Tisdale produced another solid performance rushing for 133 yards and a pair of TDs, while also throwing for 153 yards and one touchdown on only 11 passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2024. Heard County's leading receiver Brody Buc Cofield was Tisdale's top target yet again, picking up 146 receiving yards and one score.

Meanwhile, Model played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Darlington, falling 47-21.

Model's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Heard County, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.

Heard County was able to grind out a solid victory over Model in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 38-26. Do the Braves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.