Football Preview: Grayson Rams vs. Douglas County Tigers
Grayson has won seven straight games at home, while Douglas County has won seven straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Grayson Rams will host the Douglas County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Grayson knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Douglas County likes a good challenge.
Grayson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Collins Hill 38-14. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won eight matchups by 24 points or more so far this season.
Alex Sanchez had a dynamite game for Grayson, picking up 96 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Sanchez got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 53 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Travis Burgess, who threw for 144 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Grayson wouldn't let Collins Hill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Grayson can thank Tyler Atkinson and Eric Johnson for forcing both of them. Atkinson has been hot for a while, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last 25 times he's played. Grayson got some further help from Anthony Davis: he made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
Meanwhile, Douglas County didn't have too much breathing room in their match against West Forsyth on Friday, but they still walked away with a 20-14 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Wolverines are ranked 49th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
James Johnson was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Douglas County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.0 points per game. As for Grayson, their win bumped their record up to 12-1.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Burgess and DJ Bordeaux. Burgess just won't slow down this season and has thrown 21 touchdowns (and and only 4 pick) while averaging 165.7 passing yards per game. Bordeaux has been a dominant force too and has thrown 20 touchdowns while averaging 203.5 passing yards per game.
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