After each having a week off, the Dublin Fighting Irish and the Jefferson County Warriors will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dublin has four straight wins, Jefferson County has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Dublin's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 49-0 victory over Washington County. The match marked the Fighting Irish's most dominant win of the season so far.
Dublin got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Micah O?Neal out in front who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 48 yards and two touchdowns. O?Neal showed off some serious burst, taking off on a dash for 55 yards. Another back making a difference was Travion Bostic, who rushed for 47 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Dublin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 256 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Jefferson County fell victim to Northeast and their airtight defense two weeks ago. They had to suffer through a 47-0 loss at the hands of the Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 410th, while the Raiders are ranked 152nd).
Dublin's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Jefferson County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Dublin against Jefferson County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 62-13 victory. In that matchup, Dublin amassed a halftime lead of 43-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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