After each having a week off, the Macon County Bulldogs and the Charlton County Indians will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on the 14th. Macon County is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Macon County proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 51) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Taylor County 21-19.
Jakeyveon Parker produced another solid effort rushing for 148 yards and one touchdown, while also picking up 43 receiving yards and one score.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Macon County proved: they limited Taylor County to a paltry 1.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Timothy Warren for the heroic effort on defense: he. Macon County's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.4.
Macon County's defense didn't let Leland Holder, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Warren. Another thorn in Taylor County's side was Jaylen Green, who made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Charlton County). They were the clear victors by a 60-34 margin over Turner County on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Titans: they've now won four in a row.
The win got Charlton County back to even at 5-5. As for Macon County, the victory also got them back to even at 5-5.
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