Football Preview: Jackson County Panthers vs. Habersham Central Raiders
The Jackson County Panthers will head out to square off against the Habersham Central Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Jackson County's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Loganville to the tune of 31-0. The win was familiar territory for the Panthers who have now won four contests in a row.
Daylan Maxwell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 154 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, and also picking up 54 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards. Caden Daniels also helped out with an impressive 138 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Habersham Central's strategy against Apalachee on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Habersham Central blew Apalachee out of the water with a 49-14 final score. That's two games straight that the Raiders have won by exactly 35 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Habersham Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Donnie Warren, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Antonio Cantrell, who rushed for 71 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
Jackson County's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Habersham Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
Jackson County came up short against Habersham Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 34-27. Can Jackson County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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