Football Game Preview: Lowndes Vikings vs. Tift County Blue Devils

Lowndes is 7-1 against Tift County since November of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Vikings will look to defend their home field against the Blue Devils at 8:00 p.m. One thing working in Lowndes' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.

Lowndes is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Colquitt County, who was ranked 14th at the time (Lowndes was ranked 13th). The Vikings enjoyed a cozy 31-14 victory over the Packers on Friday. Give the Vikings' offense some serious credit: that high-scoring performance was actually the fewest points they've scored all season.

Jayce Johnson

Passing Yards

09/26/25 vs Colquitt County	181
09/12/25 vs Kell	167
09/05/25 vs Manatee	123
08/15/25 vs Jenkins	25
11/22/24 @ Buford	123
11/15/24 vs North Paulding	195

Lowndes can attribute much of their success to Mason Woods, who rushed for 121 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Jayce Johnson, who rushed for 55 yards and one TD. What's more, Johnson racked up 181 passing yards, the most he's had since back in November of 2024.

Lowndes' run defense was locked in: Colquitt County could only muster 2.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Israel Harrison for the heroic effort on defense: he. Lowndes didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.2.

Meanwhile, Tift County entered their matchup against Richmond Hill on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Blue Devils lost 35-10 to the Wildcats.

Tift County's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Lowndes, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.

Lowndes strolled past Tift County in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a score of 26-7. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.