Two dominant backs in Nick Slidell and Daylan Maxwell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Alcovy Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Jackson County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Alcovy will head into Thursday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They were beaten by Winder-Barrow 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Bulldoggs are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, Jackson County lost to Clarke Central at home by a 27-11 margin on Friday. The Panthers have struggled against the Gladiators recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Jackson County had strong showings from Caden Daniels, who picked up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Maxwell, who gained 116 total yards.
Alcovy dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Jackson County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
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