The Macon County Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Telfair County Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on November 24th. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Macon County walked away with it. They skirted past Aquinas 38-35. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but Macon County was the better team in the second half.
Macon County can attribute much of their success to Tyler Felder, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. mopp whitehead lll also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Portal typically have all the answers at home, but on Friday Telfair County proved too difficult a challenge. Telfair County narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Portal 14-12. The win made it back-to-back wins for Telfair County.
Their wins bumped Macon County to 10-2 and Telfair County to 9-2.