Football Preview: Franklin County Lions vs. Stephens County Indians
Franklin County is 1-9 against Stephens County since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Franklin County Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Stephens County Indians at 7:30 p.m. Franklin County's defense has only allowed 16.8 points per game this season, so Stephens County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Franklin County is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering West Hall just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. The match between them and the Spartans wasn't particularly close, with Franklin County falling 27-13.
Meanwhile, Stephens County entered their contest against Oconee County two weeks ago without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Stephens County came up short against Oconee County, falling 35-10. The game marked the Indians' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Franklin County's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Stephens County, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Franklin County took a serious blow against Stephens County when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 52-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stephens County's Javin Gordon, who rushed for 201 yards and six touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Franklin County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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