The Emanuel County Institute Bulldogs are on the road again on Saturday to play the Telfair County Trojans at 7:30 p.m. Emanuel County Institute's defense has only allowed 13.9 points per game this season, so Telfair County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Emanuel County Institute is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Metter on Friday. They took a hard 28-10 fall against the Tigers. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Telfair County had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.9 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Patriots out 30-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Trojans have posted since November 17, 2023.
Telfair County's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.0 points per game. As for Emanuel County Institute, they moved to 7-3 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Emanuel County Institute might still be hurting after the 62-37 defeat they got from Telfair County in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. Can Emanuel County Institute avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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