Football Game Preview: Lincoln County on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 9:49am

Football Preview: Lincoln County Red Devils vs. Silver Bluff Bulldogs

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The Lincoln County Red Devils will take on the Silver Bluff Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lincoln County has four straight victories, Silver Bluff has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Lincoln County will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in August (they won by 33) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Elbert County , sneaking past 31-28. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Lincoln County found their leader in underclassman Jonathan Norman, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 46 receiving yards. Norman also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making 13 total tackles and defending a pass. Another player making a difference was Drew Huff, who threw for 118 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes.

Meanwhile, Silver Bluff might've scored the first points on Thursday, but it was Blackville-Hilda who claimed the real prize. Silver Bluff fell to Blackville-Hilda 20-14.

Lincoln County pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Silver Bluff, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.

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