Franklin County entered their game against Cottondale on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Franklin County Seahawks were outmatched by the Cottondale Hornets at home and fell 56-27. The Seahawks haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Franklin County lost, don't look at Ajaylen Mcnair. Despite the final result, he rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Franklin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Jocarian Garrett continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Cottondale, rushing for 418 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.1 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Garrett is now averaging an impressive 2.3 rushing touchdowns per game. Cottondale also got a significant boost from Tramond Collins, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
The defeat snapped Franklin County's losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record. As for Cottondale, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Franklin County will challenge Wewahitchka at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Franklin County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.2 points per game this season. As for Cottondale, they will face off against Liberty County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cottondale is facing Liberty County at the right time seeing as Liberty County is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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