The White County Warriors and the Johnson Knights are set to duel on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for White County and ten for Johnson dating back to last season.
Last Friday, White County didn't have quite enough to beat Chestatee and fell 23-21.
Despite the loss, White County got top-tier performance from Tripp Nix, who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 183 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Nix has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, a victory for Johnson just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against North Hall, falling 56-7. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 425th, while the Trojans are ranked 162nd).
The losing side was boosted by Montyrious Young, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 56 yards.
White County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Johnson, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
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