Football Preview: Long County Blue Tide vs. Calvary Day Cavaliers
After each having a week off, the Long County Blue Tide and the Calvary Day Cavaliers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Long County sitting on five straight wins and Calvary Day on three.
Last Friday, Long County was able to grind out a solid victory over Beach, taking the game 30-17.
Meanwhile, Calvary Day has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 12.2 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit last Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Jenkins , sneaking past 34-31.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Calvary Day to victory, but perhaps none more so than James Mobley, who threw for 315 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes. What's more, Mobley also racked up 29 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in November of 2023. Thomas Blackshear was Mobley's top target, picking up 129 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 44 yards.
Long County's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Calvary Day, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Long County was taken down by Calvary Day 35-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Long County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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