Two dominant backs in Nick Slidell and Daylan Maxwell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Alcovy Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Jackson County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Alcovy nor Jackson County posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Alcovy will head into Thursday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They were dealt a 42-7 defeat at the hands of Winder-Barrow. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Bulldoggs are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, Jackson County lost to Clarke Central at home by a 27-11 margin on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Gladiators: they've now lost three in a row.
Jackson County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Caden Daniels, who picked up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Maxwell, who gained 116 total yards.
Alcovy dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Jackson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
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