The Houston County Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Coffee Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Houston County is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Houston County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Northside at home to the tune of 63-22 last Friday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Eagles are ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Antwann Hill Jr was his usual excellent self, throwing for 489 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, and also picking up 30 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 314 passing yards per game. Kavon Conciauro was in the mix as well, providing Houston County with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Coffee unfortunately witnessed the end of their 21-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They had to suffer through a 48-14 loss at the hands of Lee County. Coffee has struggled against Lee County recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Coffee wouldn't let Lee County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cupris Morgan led the way and forced a all by he. Another thorn in Lee County's side was Chris Reed, who made 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Houston County's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Coffee, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Houston County has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 333.7 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Coffee, though, as they've been averaging only 94.3. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Houston County might still be hurting after the 34-10 defeat they got from Coffee in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Can Houston County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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