The Spalding Jaguars are taking a road trip to take on the Fayette County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Spalding focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four last Thursday.
Spalding came up short against LaGrange, falling 42-22.
Even though they lost, Spalding was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Fayette County scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a blow against Troup County, falling 54-20. While losing is never fun, Fayette County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while Troup County is ranked 96th).
Spalding dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fayette County, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Spalding against Fayette County in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, as the team secured a 41-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spalding since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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