After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Grayson, Rockdale County was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They snuck past the Grovetown Warriors with a 34-28 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their ten-point performance the matchup before.
Deontae Burtts
| 10/17/25 vs Grovetown | 363 |
| 09/05/25 @ Alcovy | 237 |
| 08/30/24 @ Miller Grove | 190 |
| 08/29/25 vs Miller Grove | 139 |
| 11/09/24 vs Heritage | 130 |
Deontae Burtts had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 363 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 75 yards and a pair of scores. Those 363 passing yards gave him a new career-high. Rockdale County's leading receiver Jaylen 'JT' Thomas was Burtts' top target yet again, picking up 212 receiving yards and one TD.
Despite the loss, Grovetown still got an impressive performance from Derrick Lane, who rushed for 143 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also picked up 51 receiving yards. Lane has become a key player for the Warriors: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 1-5 otherwise.
Rockdale County's record now sits at 5-3. As for Grovetown, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Coming up, Rockdale County is taking a road trip to challenge Newton at 7:30 p.m. on the 25th. As for Grovetown, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Heritage at 7:30 p.m. on the 30th.
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