The Madison County Red Raiders will challenge the East Forsyth Broncos at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Madison County will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Madison County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They snuck past Walnut Grove with a 47-41 victory on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Red Raiders in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won three in a row.

Mead McGinnis
| 10/24/25 vs Walnut Grove | 51 |
| 08/29/25 vs Loganville | 29 |
| 08/22/25 vs Hart County | 98 |
Madison County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mead McGinnis led the charge by rushing for 51 yards and two TDs, while also throwing for 109 yards on five of 14 attempts. That's the most rushing yards McGinnis has posted since back in August. Another rusher making a difference was Cason Hillsman, who gained 83 total yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Madison County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Walnut Grove only rushed for 141.
Meanwhile, East Forsyth played a tough contest last Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Eastside 42-7. The Broncos were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
East Forsyth's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Madison County, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Madison County was taken down by East Forsyth 42-14 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Thankfully for the Red Raiders, Brock Szakacs (who threw for 176 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 63 yards and one score on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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