The Ware County Gators will face off against the Tucker Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Ware County came up short against New Hampstead and fell 48-41.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Luke Hooks, who threw for 231 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalondi O'Hara, who picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Tucker suffered their biggest defeat since August 16th last Friday. They took a blow against Marist, falling 60-22. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the War Eagles are ranked 21st).
Like Tucker, they lost despite seeing results from several players. Jace German led the charge by throwing for 273 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 38 yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Elijah Grant Ffrench, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Tucker's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3. As for Ware County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
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