Morgan County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 24-13 win over the Oconee County Warriors. For the Bulldogs, this counts as revenge for the 34-6 defeat the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2019.
Morgan County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Christian Monfort, who rushed for 183 yards while picking up 7.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Davis Strickland, who threw for 231 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Morgan County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
When it comes to explaining why Oconee County lost, don't look at Titus Watkins. Despite the final result, he threw for 305 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown. James Holland was Watkins' top target, picking up 121 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Morgan County's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Oconee County, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Morgan County will be playing at home against Greene County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Greene County will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Morgan County surely won't give up without a fight. As for Oconee County, they will take on Loganville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Oconee County is facing Loganville at the right time seeing as Loganville is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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