Football Recap: Tift County Takes a Loss

Tift County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 26-7 bruising from the Lowndes Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Vikings are ranked 23rd).

Damieon Dixon threw for 171 yards and a touchdown. Daijon Hayes was his top target, picking up 112 receiving yards. On the ground, Kamari Holloman rushed for 34 yards.

The critical scores for Lowndes came from Kj Massey, Marvis Parrish, and Aidan Sefa.

Tift County's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Lowndes, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tift County will face off against Colquitt County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Colquitt County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Tift County likes a good challenge. As for Lowndes, they will welcome Camden County at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Lowndes will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.

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