The Spalding Jaguars will take on the Troup County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Spalding's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Mary Persons on Friday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 26-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Troup County strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They strolled past LaGrange with points to spare, taking the game 38-24. 38 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Spalding better keep an eye on Garrison Edwards. He was instrumental in Troup County's win, rushing for 119 yards and one TD on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 129 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Edwards' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 110 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Trent Hodo, who rushed for 80 yards and one score.
Troup County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Troup County's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Spalding, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7.
Spalding suffered a grim 37-14 defeat to Troup County in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Edwards, who rushed for 77 yards and a pair of TDs. Now that the Jaguars know 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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