Barbour County is on a seven-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Abbeville a seven-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Barbour County Jaguars will welcome the Abbeville Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Barbour County took a blow against Pike Liberal Arts, falling 61-12. The Jaguars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-6.
Meanwhile, Abbeville scored the most points they've had all season last Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell to Houston County 34-28.
Despite the loss, Abbeville got top-tier performance from Kendrick Carter, who rushed for 202 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Carter is now averaging an impressive 107.8 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Abbeville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Barbour County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Abbeville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Barbour County was taken down by Abbeville 76-6 in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Barbour County was down 76-6.
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