After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Maclay is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Valwood Valiants at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Maclay is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Marianna on Friday. They were outmatched by the Bulldogs on the road and fell 39-7. The loss was the Marauders' first of the season.
Loss or not, Maclay got some senior leadership from Nash Beshears and George Grant. Beshears picked up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Grant. threw for 172 yards and a touchdown. Beshears also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending three passes.
Meanwhile, Valwood put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Pelham with points to spare, taking the game 42-28. Given the Valiants' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Hornets are ranked 291st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Having lost for the first time this season, Maclay fell to 2-1. As for Valwood, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
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