Football Game Recap: Godby Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 16, 2024, 7:31pm

Football Recap: Godby Cougars vs. Gadsden County Jaguars

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If Godby was riding high off their 59-7 takedown of Leon last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Godby Cougars had to suffer through a 48-7 loss at the hands of the Gadsden County Jaguars. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Jaguars are ranked 27th).

Although Godby took the loss, they still got scores from Lazarus Chambers and Kason Clark.

Godby wouldn't let Gadsden County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Rj Perryman led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.

This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tristen Davis and he. Davis rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries while he rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Kemarrion Battles's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 172 rushing yards dating back to last season.

Godby now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Gadsden County, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.

Godby will take on Suwannee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Gadsden County, they will challenge Coffee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Coffee will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Gadsden County surely won't give up without a fight.

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