After two games on the road, Elbert County is heading back home. They will host the Commerce Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Commerce took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Elbert County, who comes in off a win.
Elbert County will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a three-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Oglethorpe County on Friday. Elbert County claimed a resounding 46-13 victory over Oglethorpe County on the road. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Patriots are ranked 407th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jacari Barnett had a dynamite game for Elbert County, rushing for 169 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Barnett has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayvyn Hickman, who rushed for 101 yards on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, Commerce was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 29-28 to Athens Academy. The Tigers have struggled against the Spartans recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Elbert County's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Commerce, they now also have a losing record at 2-3.
Elbert County was dealt a bruising 49-21 loss at the hands of Commerce in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Elbert County was down 35-7.
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