The Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets will challenge the Liberty County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
If Southeast Bulloch beats Liberty County with 35 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Southeast Bulloch blew past Windsor Forest 35-8 on the road on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Yellow Jackets, who have now won three games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Southeast Bulloch wouldn't let Windsor Forest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Chase Douglas led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Forest Fretwell also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Liberty County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They never let Islands onto the board and left with a 21-0 win on Friday. The Panthers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Liberty County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elijah Brown, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Liberty County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Islands' QB won't forget Christian Hines anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Hines has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
The victory made it two in a row for Southeast Bulloch and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Liberty County, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3.
Southeast Bulloch took their victory against Liberty County when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 21-0. Will Southeast Bulloch repeat their success, or does Liberty County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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