Football Preview: Colquitt County Packers vs. Camden County Wildcats
Colquitt County is 10-0 against Camden County since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Colquitt County Packers are on the road again to play the Camden County Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Colquitt County will be strutting in after a win while Camden County will be coming in after a defeat.
Colquitt County will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up three points last Friday, then bounced right back against Tift County on Friday. Colquitt County enjoyed a cozy 35-17 victory over Tift County. Given the Packers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Colquitt County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ty'Jaevian Lamar, who rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 31 receiving yards. Another back making a difference was Day'Shawn Brown, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a win for Camden County just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 33-7 to Lowndes. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 20-0.
Camden County's loss came about despite a quality game from Antwan Williams, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Colquitt County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Camden County, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Lamar and Jordan Hardy. Lamar has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 93.8 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Hardy has averaged 84.1 rushing yards per game this season.
Colquitt County took their victory against Camden County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 37-16. Does Colquitt County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Camden County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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