Football Preview: Swainsboro Tigers vs. Northeast Raiders
The Swainsboro Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Northeast Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Swainsboro is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Toombs County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Swainsboro was outmatched by Toombs County on the road and fell 44-8. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 50th).
Swainsboro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kamarion Dukes.
Meanwhile, Northeast entered their tilt with East Laurens last Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Falcons 32-7. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 21 points or more this season.
Northeast's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Nick Woodford, who gained 191 total yards and three touchdowns, and Reginald Glover, who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Woodford is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played.
Northeast's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Swainsboro, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Swainsboro came out on top in a nail-biter against Northeast in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, sneaking past 12-9. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Northeast's Travion Solomon, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 134 yards on 12 of 20 attempts. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Swainsboro to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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