Football Preview: Toombs County Bulldogs vs. Swainsboro Tigers
Toombs County and Swainsboro are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The Toombs County Bulldogs will square off against the Swainsboro Tigers at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Toombs County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43.1 points per game this season.
Toombs County had been on a seven-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but Savannah Christian put an end to it on Friday. Toombs County fell 14-7 to Savannah Christian. The game marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Toombs County's defeat came about despite a quality game from Gavin Fletcher, who picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. Fletcher was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 50 yards.
Even if they lost, Toombs County's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Alex Scott was especially locked on to Savannah Christian's QB and sacked him twice. Scott has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 32 points the game before, Swainsboro was a bit more limited in their matchup two weeks ago. They were dealt a 48-12 loss at the hands of Savannah Christian. 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 215th, while the Raiders are ranked 23rd).
Despite the defeat, Swainsboro saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Marco Danford rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Swainsboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 229.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 0.
Swainsboro's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Toombs County, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-1.
Toombs County suffered a grim 33-7 defeat to Swainsboro when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Toombs County, Ty Adams (who rushed for 216 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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