Two dominant signal callers in Jamarcus Harrison and Gavin Markey are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The East Hall Vikings will head out to take on the Jefferson Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. East Hall is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
East Hall and Oconee County met for a duel on Friday where East Hall couldn't get it done. East Hall had to suffer through a 56-7 loss at the hands of Oconee County. Having soared to a lofty 42 points in the game before, the Vikings couldn't push the score so high this time.
Despite the loss, East Hall had strong showings from Harrison, who rushed for 58 yards, and Chasen Jones, who picked up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Jefferson got the win against Monroe Area on Friday by a conclusive 38-14. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Purple Hurricanes are ranked 171st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Markey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 207 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. 103 of those passing yards were hauled in by Talan Childress.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jefferson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
East Hall now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Jefferson, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. East Hall has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 203.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Jefferson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 207.9. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
East Hall was taken down by Jefferson 63-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Thankfully for East Hall, Sammy Brown (who rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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