Football Preview: Pike County Pirates vs. Morgan County Bulldogs
After two games on the road, Pike County is heading back home. They will host the Morgan County Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Bryce Sammons and Davis Strickland.
Pike County's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Callaway on Friday. They were beaten by the Cavaliers 53-0. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 137th).
Meanwhile, Morgan County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Jackson 36-7 at home. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Strickland, who threw for 330 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt.
Pike County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Morgan County, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
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