The Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane will head out to face off against the Jeff Davis Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fitzgerald is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Fitzgerald got the win against Bacon County by a conclusive 25-3. Given the Purple Hurricane's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Raiders are ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a win for Jeff Davis just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Worth County on the road and fell 62-17. The Yellowjackets have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Colby Beach and Lyndon Worthy. Worthy had a great game and threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Meanwhile, Beach was balling out in the loss, rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 90 yards and a touchdown.
Fitzgerald's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Jeff Davis, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Everything came up roses for Fitzgerald against Jeff Davis in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 55-0 win. Will Fitzgerald repeat their success, or does Jeff Davis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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