The Darlington Tigers will play host again on Friday to welcome the Model Blue Devils, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Darlington is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Heard County just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Braves, falling 48-27. The contest was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Tigers struggled afterwards.
Meanwhile, Model entered their matchup against Pepperell on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Model was just a hair shy of victory and fell 7-6 to Pepperell.
Darlington's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Model, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Darlington didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Model when the teams last played back in October of 2015, but they still walked away with a 28-22 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Model's Chris Dublin, who rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Darlington to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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