After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Southwest is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Dublin Fighting Irish at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Southwest lost 36-14 to Northeast on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost seven in a row.
Southwest wouldn't let Northeast keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Southwest can thank Marquis Hutchings and Kadyn Parker for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Parker is now averaging an impressive 3.5 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Dublin was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past East Laurens 66-26 at home. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Falcons are ranked 310th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dublin had a senior duo take command as Micah O?Neal rushed for 122 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries and Willie Batts gained 180 total yards and a touchdown. O?Neal really tore up the turf during one magnificent 85-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dublin was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 591 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Southwest's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Dublin, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Southwest was taken down by Dublin 70-16 when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Thankfully for Southwest, Marcus Adams (who rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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