The Dougherty Trojans will head out to take on the Valdosta Wildcats at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Dougherty was beaten by Toombs County 55-14. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 59th).
Meanwhile, Valdosta was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Mundy's Mill 55-22 at home. The Wildcats pushed the score to 48-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Todd Robinson went supernova for Valdosta, rushing for 53 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 182 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Eldemetrius Hunter, who picked up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Valdosta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Valdosta wouldn't let Mundy's Mill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jadus Terry, Miguel Brown, and Zamarion Williams picked up one apiece.
Dougherty dropped their record down to 1-1 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Valdosta, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
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