Football Recap: Cottondale Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Jocarian Garrett

By Team Reports Oct 16, 2024, 7:48am

Football Recap: Cottondale Hornets vs. Liberty County Bulldogs

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Cottondale is still undefeated this season after their matchup against Liberty County on Friday, but Liberty County came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Cottondale Hornets came out on top in a nail-biter against the Liberty County Bulldogs , sneaking past 56-53. 56 seems to be a good number for the Hornets as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

It was another big night for Jocarian Garrett, who rushed for 338 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 18th straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tramond Collins, who gained 108 total yards and three touchdowns.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cottondale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 410 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.

Cottondale didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Treyshon Nettles and Alex Bellamy.

Cottondale's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Liberty County, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-8.

It'll be a Battle of the Bugs Hornets takes on Vernon at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. As for Liberty County, they will square off against Jefferson County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jefferson County will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Liberty County surely won't give up without a fight.

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