Football Preview: Troup County Tigers vs. Fayette County Tigers
After starting their season with four straight games on the road, Troup County is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Fayette County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Troup County's defense has only allowed 18 points per game this season, so Fayette County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
If Fayette County heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Troup County took over last week. Troup County walked away with a 24-17 win over Mary Persons on Friday.
Troup County found their leader in underclassman Javarris Warner, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Warner a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Fayette County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They took a blow against LaGrange, falling 42-3. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 337th, while the Grangers are ranked 93rd).
The victory got Troup County back to even at 2-2. As for Fayette County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Troup County against Fayette County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 56-0 win. Does Troup County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fayette County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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