It was fun while it lasted, but Long County's undefeated season came to an end after six games on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 18-17 to the Jenkins Warriors. The match marked the Blue Tide's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Long County's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cortney Charles, who rushed for 75 yards on only seven carries, and also picked up 64 receiving yards. Charles' longest reception was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Even though they lost, Long County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Jenkins can attribute much of their success to Domonique Johnson, who picked up 108 receiving yards, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Having lost for the first time this season, Long County fell to 6-1. As for Jenkins, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Long County will take on Southeast Bulloch at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Long County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.6 points per game this season. As for Jenkins, they will challenge Islands at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Jenkins is facing Islands at the right time seeing as Islands is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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