The Tift County Blue Devils will challenge the Houston County Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Houston County took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Tift County, who comes in off a win.
Tift County will head into Thursday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 48-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Bainbridge on Thursday. Tift County had just enough and edged Bainbridge out 17-14.
Meanwhile, Houston County entered their match against Warner Robins on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Houston County fell 54-44 to Warner Robins. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (31), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Houston County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Antwann Hill Jr, who threw for 270 yards and four touchdowns, and Austin Stinson, who gained 133 total yards and two touchdowns. Hill Jr is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Javien Durham helped Hill Jr out on the ground, rushing for 66 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
The win got Tift County back to even at 2-2. As for Houston County, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Tift County came up short against Houston County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 26-14. Can Tift County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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