Swainsboro and Toombs County are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Swainsboro has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while Toombs County will come in with five straight wins.
Swainsboro came up short against Crisp County last Friday, falling 30-6. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Toombs County). They claimed a resounding 61-0 victory over Hamilton County at home. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won four matches by 38 points or more so far this season.
Tj Stanley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 197 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Zay Walton, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Toombs County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Swainsboro's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Toombs County, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Swainsboro has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 203.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Toombs County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 245.2. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Swainsboro's way against Toombs County in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as Swainsboro made off with a 33-7 victory. In that match, Swainsboro amassed a halftime lead of 20-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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