Football Preview: Dawson County Tigers vs. Pickens Dragons
The Dawson County Tigers will challenge the Pickens Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Dawson County is out to stop a seven-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row dating back to last season, Dawson County finally turned things around against Banks County last Friday. They came out on top against the Leopards by a score of 14-7. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Tigers were the (much) better team in the second half.
The critical scores for Dawson County came from Preston Bannister and Chatham Burnett.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three games, Pickens finally came back down to earth on Friday. They took a 24-7 bruising from White County.
Despite the loss, Pickens got top-tier performance from Mccord Purdy, who picked up 154 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Pickens' defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Hunter Bryant was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Isaiah Lacy was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks, making 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Dawson County's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Pickens, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Dawson County against Pickens when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 42-7 victory. Will Dawson County repeat their success, or does Pickens have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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