Football Preview: Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets vs. Long County Blue Tide
The Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets will venture away from home to square off against the Long County Blue Tide at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southeast Bulloch will be strutting in after a victory while Long County will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Southeast Bulloch earned a 28-19 win over Liberty County.
Jayden Murphy went supernova for Southeast Bulloch, rushing for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Those 174 rushing yards gave Murphy a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Southeast Bulloch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 411 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Long County entered their game against Jenkins on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Long County and Jenkins were almost perfectly matched up, but Long County suffered an 18-17 defeat. It was the first time this season that the Blue Tide let down their fans at home.
Southeast Bulloch has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Long County, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-1.
Southeast Bulloch took their victory against Long County in their previous matchup back in November of 2021 by a conclusive 42-16. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Long County's Jayden Tanner, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Southeast Bulloch to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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