East Laurens hasn't had much luck against Dodge County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The East Laurens Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dodge County Indians at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Laurens is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Central on the road to the tune of 49-0 two weeks ago. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Falcons considering their six-point performance the game before.
It was another big night for Tylan Snead, who rushed for 162 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 85 yards. Another player making a difference was Norrion King, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
East Laurens' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Snead and Jaxten Thomas. Another thorn in Central's side was Brandon Mcwilliams, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made eight total tackles (1.5 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Laurens was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Dodge County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They snuck past Vidalia with a 13-7 win. While Dodge County didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-9), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
East Laurens' victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for Dodge County, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
East Laurens might still be hurting after the 34-14 defeat they got from Dodge County in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. Thankfully for East Laurens, Daylon Gordon (who rushed for 96 yards and three touchdowns) 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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