If Schley County was riding high off their 47-23 takedown of Hawkinsville last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Schley County Wildcats lost 60-35 to the Irwin County Indians on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Indians are ranked 64th).
When it comes to explaining why Schley County lost, don't look at Blake Weldon. Despite the final result, he threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score.
Shane Marshall went supernova for Irwin County, rushing for 183 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Marshall is now averaging an impressive 2.3 rushing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was Luke Snyder, who threw for 154 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes.
Schley County's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2. As for Irwin County, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Schley County will square off against Early County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Irwin County, they will have plenty of time to enjoy the win as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Dooly County at 7:30 p.m. on September 13th. Irwin County is facing Dooly County at the right time seeing as Dooly County is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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