The Southwest Patriots will head out to square off against the Dodge County Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Southwest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 45-6 win over Central. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Patriots just coasted through the last quarter.
Meanwhile, Dodge County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 46-27 victory over East Laurens. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Falcons are ranked 335th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Duke Johnson, who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 60 yards. Jerimiah Burns was another key player, picking up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dodge County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
The win made it two in a row for Southwest and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Dodge County, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Southwest ended up a good deal behind Dodge County in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, losing 31-16. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson, who rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 72 yards and a touchdown. Now that Southwest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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