After two games on the road, Long County is heading back home. They will host the Jenkins Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Long County's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Windsor Forest 25-0. Given the Blue Tide's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Knights are ranked 344th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Jenkins humbled Southeast Bulloch with a 48-14 victory.
Jenkins' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Trenton Rhodes led the charge by rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Rhodes' longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jayaun Albert was another key back, rushing for 64 yards and two touchdowns.
Long County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Jenkins, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
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