After both having extra time off, the Trion Bulldogs and the Schley County Wildcats will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Trion is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Bowdon two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Trion lost 42-16 to Bowdon. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Red Devils recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Loss or not, Trion got some senior leadership from Ethan Willingham and Kade Smith. Willingham picked up 146 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Smith threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns. Willingham got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 86 yards.
Meanwhile, Schley County waltzed into their game back in October with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 40-28.
A big part of Schley County's win came down to the chemistry between Blake Weldon and his top target Kendall Sims. Weldon threw for 128 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes while Sims picked up 94 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Weldon a new career-high in rushing yards (13).
Schley County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.7 points per game. As for Trion, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
Trion took a serious blow against Schley County in their previous matchup back in November of 2018, falling 40-13. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Trion was down 27-0.
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