Effingham County is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Clarke Central is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Effingham County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Clarke Central likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Effingham County needed a bit of extra time to put away Statesboro. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 42-41 win over the Blue Devils.
Effingham County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tucker Perkins, who threw for 162 yards and three touchdowns. Jmere Doe-Davis helped Perkins out on the ground, rushing for 79 yards and one TD on only six carries.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clarke Central). They simply couldn't be stopped two weeks ago as they easily beat Winder-Barrow 59-24. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-14.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Nuhsi Valenti and Demetrius Dowdy. Valenti had a solid game and rushed for 78 yards and one score on only 11 carries. Meanwhile, Dowdy was balling out in the loss, rushing for 183 yards and one touchdown.
Clarke Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Davion Richardson and Newell Paul. Paul also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with ten.
Effingham County's record is now 9-2. As for Clarke Central, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
| Rushing Yards | 814 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 7 |
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Doe-Davis and Valenti. Doe-Davis just won't slow down this season and has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 90.4 rushing yards per game. Valenti has been a dominant force too and has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 82.8 rushing yards per game.
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