Coffee has won 13 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Houston County has won 13 straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Coffee Trojans will welcome the Houston County Bears at 7:30 p.m. Coffee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.1 points per game this season.
Coffee is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Lee County just ended the team's 21-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They were dealt a 48-14 defeat at the hands of the Trojans. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for Coffee, who until this game were averaging 14.86 points allowed.
Although Coffee took the loss, they still got scores from Tyrese Woodgett and Jayden Hancock.
Coffee wouldn't let Lee County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cupris Morgan led the way and forced a all by he. Chris Reed was another major factor on D, making 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Houston County). They took their contest at home last Friday with ease, bagging a 63-22 victory over Northside. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won four matchups by 23 points or more so far this season.
Antwann Hill Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 489 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, and also picking up 30 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 314 passing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Mj Mathis, who picked up 204 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, Coffee fell to 6-1. As for Houston County, their win bumped their record up to an identical 6-1.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Coffee has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 201.6 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Houston County has preferred to attack from the air: they average 333.7 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Coffee took their victory against Houston County in their previous meeting back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 34-10. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Houston County's Simeon Askew, who rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Coffee to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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