The Jenkins Warriors will face off against the Liberty County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jenkins took a loss when they played away from home back in August, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 58-0 win over Groves. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Rebels are ranked 411th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
One reason for the win was Jenkins' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 12 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Shawn Lee and Isaac Smith who racked up seven sacks between them. With that strong performance, Lee is now averaging an impressive 4 total tackles per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jenkins was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Liberty County was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They slipped by Windsor Forest 20-19.
The victory got Jenkins back to even at 1-1. As for Liberty County, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Jenkins came out on top in a nail-biter against Liberty County in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, sneaking past 43-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jenkins 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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