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| 10/25/24 - Home | 51-6 W |
| 11/03/23 - Away | 31-14 W |
| 11/04/22 - Home | 34-0 W |
| 10/22/21 - Home | 21-19 W |
| 11/06/20 - Away | 36-39 L |
| + 5 more games |
Toombs County and Vidalia are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Bulldogs will challenge the Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Toombs County has four straight wins, Vidalia has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Toombs County blew past Savannah Country Day, posting a 42-7 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Justin Powell and Zay Walton. Powell rushed for 73 yards and three scores on only eight carries while Walton rushed for 91 yards and one TD on only seven carries. Walton's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Toombs County proved: they limited Savannah Country Day to a paltry 3.3 yards per carry. While three picked up at least four total tackles, Brandon Stevens stood above the rest. He picked up 62 receiving yards. Toombs County didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.4.
Meanwhile, Vidalia lost to Swainsboro on the road by a 35-20 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Tigers are ranked 97th).
Vidalia's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Toombs County, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Everything came up roses for Toombs County against Vidalia in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 51-6 victory. In that contest, the Bulldogs amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
