Football Preview: Turner County Titans vs. Charlton County Indians
Turner County and Charlton County are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Turner County Titans will venture away from home to take on the Charlton County Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Turner County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Turner County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 52-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Clinch County on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 341st, while the Panthers are ranked 139th).
Despite their loss, Turner County saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Cedric Hillmon, who threw for 296 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, was perhaps the best of all. Curtis Grant helped Hillmon out on the ground, rushing for 39 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, a win for Charlton County just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Brooks County, falling 39-13. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Turner County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Charlton County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Turner County might still be hurting after the 26-6 defeat they got from Charlton County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Charlton County's Omari Wilson, who rushed for 240 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Now that Turner County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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