The Douglas County Tigers will welcome the Carrollton Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Carrollton is hoping to do what Chapel Hill couldn't on Friday: put an end to Douglas County's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Douglas County simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Chapel Hill 42-0. That 42 point margin sets a new team best for the Tigers this season.
Douglas County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was DJ Bourdeaux, who threw for 219 yards and a touchdown while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown. Another back making a difference was Zamarcus Lindley, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Meanwhile, Carrollton put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by East Coweta to the tune of 63-10. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Indians are ranked 56th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Julian Lewis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 416 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Zachary, who picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Douglas County pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Carrollton, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
Douglas County came up short against Carrollton in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, falling 35-31. Thankfully for Douglas County, Mj Morris (who threw for 327 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns) 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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