The Stephens County Indians are taking a road trip to take on the East Jackson Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Stephens County will be strutting in after a win while East Jackson will be coming in after a loss.
Stephens County will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 42-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Hart County on Friday. Stephens County came out on top in a nail-biter against Hart County , sneaking past 37-34. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Indians have posted since October 27, 2023.
Stephens County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Javin Gordon out in front who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Gordon has posted since back in November of 2023. Tripp Underwood was another key passer, throwing for 158 yards and four touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a victory for East Jackson just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Prince Avenue Christian on the road and fell 62-14. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Wolverines are ranked 49th).
Stephens County now has a winning record of 5-4. As for East Jackson, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
Everything went Stephens County's way against East Jackson in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, as Stephens County made off with a 24-0 win. Will Stephens County repeat their success, or does East Jackson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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