George County is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Friday. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Jones Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
George County's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They walked away with a 13-0 win over Stone. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rebels.
The critical scores for George County came from Mark Harvey and Branden Gautier.
George County didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Stone to a completion percentage of just 35%. The team can thank Matt Fairley for the heroic effort on defense: he. George County wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 42.9%.
George County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Braylon Fairley led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. George County got some further help from Matt: he made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Meanwhile, West Jones suffered their biggest defeat since October 4, 2024 on Friday. They had to suffer through a 45-6 loss at the hands of Petal. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Mustangs' biggest loss of the season was also their lowest-scoring.
George County's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for West Jones, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2-1.
George County didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against West Jones in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, but they still walked away with a 26-22 win. Will the Rebels repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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