Football Preview: Morgan County Bulldogs vs. Sumter County Panthers
The Morgan County Bulldogs will square off against the Sumter County Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Morgan County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past East Jackson 52-49. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Eagles are ranked 241st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christian Monfort and Davis Strickland were among the main playmakers for Morgan County as the former rushed for 233 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry and the latter threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes. Those 233 rushing yards gave Monfort a new career-high.
Morgan County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Sumter County waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took their game with ease, bagging a 37-6 victory over the Panthers. The result was nothing new for Sumter County, who have now won seven contests by 30 points or more so far this season.
Morgan County's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.2 points per game. As for Sumter County, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
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