The Appling County Pirates will take on the DeLand Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Appling County made easy work of Swainsboro and carried off a 32-12 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Meanwhile, DeLand was able to grind out a solid victory over Merritt Island on Friday, taking the game 35-28.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead DeLand to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marceles Carey, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. LaDamion Bletcher also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, DeLand was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in four consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Appling County now has a winning record of 2-1. As for DeLand, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
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