The Pickens Dragons are taking a road trip to challenge the Dawson County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Pickens is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points back in August, they were much more limited against White County on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 24-7 to the Warriors. The Dragons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pickens might have lost, but man, Mccord Purdy was a machine: he picked up 154 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Pickens' defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. White County's QB won't forget Hunter Bryant anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Bryant is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Pickens got some further help from Isaiah Lacy: he picked up 0.5 sacks, made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Dawson County can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game last Friday. They walked away with a 14-7 win over Banks County. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Tigers were the (much) better team in the second half.
The critical scores for Dawson County came from Preston Bannister and Chatham Burnett.
Pickens' loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Dawson County, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Pickens was taken down by Dawson County 42-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Pickens, Sawyer A Bearden (who rushed for 12 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 55 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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