After each having a week off, the Ware County Gators and the Lincoln Trojans will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lincoln is facing Ware County at the wrong time: Ware County suffered their first home loss of the season two weeks ago and they're likely out for redemption. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 43-42 to the Bears.
Ware County might have lost, but man, Jamir Boyd was a machine: he rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Boyd a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Tayshaun Franklin, who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Ware County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lincoln put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past St. John Paul II 49-0 at home. Fans of the Trojans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Tadarius Huggins and Christian Sims were among the main playmakers for Lincoln as the former rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries and the latter threw for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes.
Ware County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Lincoln, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
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