Football Preview: Dublin Fighting Irish vs. Southwest Patriots
The Dublin Fighting Irish will venture away from home to square off against the Southwest Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Dublin will be strutting in after a win while Southwest will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Dublin at home against East Laurens as the squad secured a 66-26 victory. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Falcons are ranked 310th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dublin relied on the efforts of Micah O?Neal, who rushed for 122 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries, and Willie Batts, who gained 180 total yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, O?Neal is now averaging an impressive 110.5 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dublin was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 591 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Southwest came up short against Northeast on Friday, falling 36-14. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost seven in a row.
Southwest wouldn't let Northeast keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Southwest can thank Marquis Hutchings and Kadyn Parker for forcing both of them.
Dublin pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Dublin against Southwest in their previous meeting back in October of 2019 as the team secured a 70-16 victory. In that match, Dublin amassed a halftime lead of 50-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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