Football Preview: Bleckley County Royals vs. Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane
The Bleckley County Royals are taking a road trip to take on the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bleckley County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Social Circle as Bleckley County made off with a 41-16 win. Winning may never get old, but the Royals sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald got the win against Rabun County on Friday by a conclusive 42-21. Given the Purple Hurricane's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Wildcats are ranked 200th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory made it two in a row for Fitzgerald and bumps their season record up to 8-3. As for Bleckley County, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Bleckley County lost to Fitzgerald on the road by a decisive 30-12 margin in their previous meeting back in November of 2019. Can Bleckley County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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