Two dominant signal callers in Colby Beach and Lyndon Worthy are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Jeff Davis Yellowjackets will challenge the Worth County Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jeff Davis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Jeff Davis beat Bacon County 24-14.
Beach continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 52 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Worth County). They claimed a resounding 54-24 victory over Bacon County on the road. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won four matches by 30 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Worth County's win came down to the chemistry between Worthy and his top target D'Ontae Fulton. Worthy threw for 381 yards and six touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes while Fulton picked up 198 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Worth County is 4-1 when Fulton posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Tre?Shaun Jones helped Worthy out on the ground, rushing for 64 yards and two touchdowns.
Worth County's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Kelton Velez was especially locked on to Bacon County's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Bacon County's side was Shermon Smith, who made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Jeff Davis' victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Worth County, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Jeff Davis has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 233.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Worth County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 161.4. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Jeff Davis was dealt a bruising 49-13 defeat at the hands of Worth County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Jeff Davis avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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