After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Fayette County is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Dora Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dora took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Fayette County, who comes in off a win.
Fayette County will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against South Lamar on Friday. Fayette County simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat South Lamar 57-8 on the road.
Meanwhile, Dora lost to Corner on the road by a 35-18 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 86th).
Despite the loss, Dora got top-tier performance from Jayden Griffin, who rushed for 213 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Griffin is now averaging an impressive 149 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Dora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Fayette County's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1. As for Dora, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Fayette County took their victory against Dora when the teams last played back in November of 2019 by a conclusive 27-7. Will Fayette County repeat their success, or does Dora have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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