The Bacon County Raiders will face off against the Brantley County Herons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Bacon County is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Fitzgerald on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bacon County came up short against Fitzgerald, falling 25-3. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Purple Hurricane are ranked 93rd).
Meanwhile, Brantley County lost 34-14 to Berrien on Friday.
Mason Kicklighter put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 105 yards. Those 105 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Brantley County wouldn't let Berrien keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kyler Knox, Mathew Minard, and Carson Jacobs picked up one apiece. Minard also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Bacon County now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Brantley County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Bacon County came up short against Brantley County in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, falling 21-13. Can Bacon County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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