Football Preview: Rabun County Wildcats vs. Oglethorpe County Patriots
Rabun County is 6-0 against Oglethorpe County since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rabun County Wildcats will be playing at home against the Oglethorpe County Patriots at 7:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Rabun County's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Oglethorpe County has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Rabun County is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Commerce just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 42-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 14-14 in the first quarter.
Rabun County's defeat came about despite a quality game from Ty Truelove, who threw for 108 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Rabun County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Oglethorpe County and Athens Academy met for a duel last Saturday where Oglethorpe County couldn't get it done. Oglethorpe County lost 47-27 to Athens Academy. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 390th, while the Spartans are ranked 89th).
Rabun County's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Oglethorpe County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Rabun County against Oglethorpe County in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, as the squad secured a 49-0 win. Will Rabun County repeat their success, or does Oglethorpe County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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