Barbour County is on a seven-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Abbeville a seven-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Barbour County Jaguars will host the Abbeville Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 61-12, which was the final score in Barbour County's tilt against Pike Liberal Arts on Friday. The Jaguars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-6.
Meanwhile, Abbeville scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 34-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Houston County.
Despite the defeat, Abbeville got top-tier performance from Kendrick Carter, who rushed for 202 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Carter is now averaging an impressive 107.8 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Abbeville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Barbour County's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Abbeville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Barbour County was dealt a bruising 76-6 loss at the hands of Abbeville when the teams last played back in October of 2019. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Barbour County was down 76-6.
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