Football Preview: Model Blue Devils vs. Temple Tigers
The Model Blue Devils will square off against the Temple Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Model came up short against Heard County and fell 38-26. 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 356th, while the Braves are ranked 170th).
Meanwhile, Temple blew past Darlington, posting a 51-7 win. Temple might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Temple found their leader in sophomore Serjoe Jones, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Cj Gray was another key player, rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Temple was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Model has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Temple, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
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