Football Preview: Baker County Wildcats vs. Godby Cougars
After each having a week off, the Baker County Wildcats and the Godby Cougars will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Baker County's defense has only allowed 11 points per game this season, so Godby's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Baker County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Baldwin on Friday as Baker County made off with a 45-24 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 24-2.
Baker County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hudson Hodges led the charge by picking up 153 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Hodges torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 95 yards. Ke?Nais Williams also helped with three touchdowns in total.
Baker County's defense stepped up as well, laying out Gage Screws. four times. The heavy lifting was done by Jeremiah Mitchell and Tyrell Jackson, who racked up all four sacks between them. Baker County got some further help from Seth Chestnut: he made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Godby, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top against Chiles by a score of 14-6 on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Godby to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jamarin Simmons, who picked up 204 receiving yards and a touchdown. Tylan Vickers also helped out as he racked up 135 receiving yards.
The victory was the third in a row for Baker County, bringing their record for this year to 3-1. As for Godby, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
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