Football Preview: Crisp County Cougars vs. Appling County Pirates
The Crisp County Cougars will take on the Appling County Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Appling County took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Crisp County, who comes in off a win.
Crisp County will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 30) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Tattnall County , sneaking past 13-10.
Jamarcus Bass went supernova for Crisp County, rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Bass a new career-high in rushing yards. Deshaun Fedd also helped out with an impressive 94 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Appling County unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 21-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fitzgerald. While the Pirates had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Purple Hurricane 16-0.
Crisp County's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-7. As for Appling County, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Crisp County ended up a good deal behind Appling County when the teams last played back in October, losing 24-7. Can Crisp County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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