The Veterans Warhawks will head out on the road to face off against the Coffee Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Veterans will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Veterans is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Lee County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Veterans was beaten by Lee County 67-10. While losing is never fun, the Warhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Trojans are ranked third).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Coffee, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They never let Houston County onto the board and left with a 14-0 win on Friday.
Coffee's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Tyrese Woodgett, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown, and Tresean Smith, who picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Coffee didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jayden Hancock. Mykevius Smith was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks, making six total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Veterans' loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Coffee, their victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Veterans suffered a grim 33-13 defeat to Coffee in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Can Veterans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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