The Alcovy Tigers will take on the Habersham Central Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Alcovy hasn't scored more than 12 points for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
It was a proper cat-fight when Alcovy faced off against Jackson County last Friday. Alcovy was beaten by Jackson County 48-10. 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 329th, while the Panthers are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, Habersham Central lost to Clarke Central at home by a 42-28 margin on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by exactly 14 points.
Habersham Central's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Zeke Whittington, who picked up 130 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Paris Wilbanks, who threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns. Whittington is becoming a predictor of Habersham Central's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 2-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't). Habersham Central also got a significant boost from Donnie Warren, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
Alcovy's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Habersham Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
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