Franklin County is 1-9 against Stephens County since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Franklin County Lions will look to defend their home field against the Stephens County Indians at 10:30 a.m. Franklin County's defense has only allowed 16.8 points per game this season, so Stephens County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Franklin County is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering West Hall just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 27-13 to the Spartans.
Meanwhile, Stephens County entered their game against Oconee County two weeks ago without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Stephens County came up short against Oconee County, falling 35-10. The matchup marked the Indians' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Franklin County's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Stephens County, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Franklin County took a serious blow against Stephens County when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 52-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stephens County's Javin Gordon, who rushed for 201 yards and six touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Franklin County knows 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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