Football Preview: Lanier County Bulldogs vs. Irwin County Indians
Lanier County is 0-8 against Irwin County since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Lanier County Bulldogs will welcome the Irwin County Indians at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Lanier County is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They came up short against Brooks County, falling 39-13. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Trojans are ranked 84th).
Meanwhile, Irwin County's undefeated season came to an end after seven games on Friday. They fell 34-21 to Clinch County. That makes it the first time this season the Indians have let down their home crowd.
Defeat or not, Irwin County got some senior leadership from Luke Snyder and Shane Marshall. Snyder rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown, while Marshall rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns. Marshall is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Lanier County's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Irwin County, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Lanier County was taken down by Irwin County 56-28 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marshall, who rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that Lanier County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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