Football Preview: Liberty County Panthers vs. Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets
The Liberty County Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Liberty County: 16, Southeast Bulloch: 17.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Liberty County took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They never let Islands onto the board and left with a 21-0 win. The Panthers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Liberty County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Elijah Brown, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Liberty County's defense and their four sacks. Christian Hines was especially locked on to Islands' QB and sacked him twice. Hines is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Southeast Bulloch won against Johnson last Friday with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Southeast Bulloch blew past Windsor Forest 35-8 on the road. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Knights are ranked 342nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southeast Bulloch wouldn't let Windsor Forest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Chase Douglas led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Forest Fretwell also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Liberty County's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3. As for Southeast Bulloch, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Liberty County might still be hurting after the 21-0 defeat they got from Southeast Bulloch when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Thankfully for Liberty County, Will Nelson (who rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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