The Hawkinsville Red Devils's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hawkinsville will be strutting in after a win while Fitzgerald will be coming in after a loss.
Hawkinsville's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They managed a 6-0 victory over Warner Robins. The win was all the more spectacular given the Red Devils' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Demons are ranked 38th).
It was another big night for Myah Brown, who rushed for 190 yards on only 15 carries, and also threw for 110 yards on eight of 17 attempts. Hawkinsville is 2-1 when Brown posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 2-5 otherwise.
Hawkinsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Warner Robins only rushed for 41.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald fell victim to Dodge County and their airtight defense last Tuesday. They took a 13-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians. The shutout was out of character for the Purple Hurricane seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in October.
Hawkinsville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.2 points per game. As for Fitzgerald, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3.
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