The Bleckley County Royals will square off against the Jefferson County Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bleckley County's defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so Jefferson County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Bleckley County is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Washington County on Friday. Bleckley County fell to Washington County 21-17. The Royals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Bleckley County got top-tier performance from Kam'Ryn Everett, who rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 173 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Everett a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Bleckley County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bleckley County wouldn't let Washington County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jamaury Elvine, Amarian Burns, and Burns picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Jefferson County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Dublin, falling 56-0. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 120th).
Bleckley County's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-3. As for Jefferson County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Bleckley County against Jefferson County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-2 victory. Will Bleckley County repeat their success, or does Jefferson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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