Bleckley County has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Dublin Fighting Irish at 7:30 p.m.
Two weeks ago, Bleckley County didn't have quite enough to beat Northeast and fell 33-30. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Raiders are ranked 118th).
Meanwhile, Dublin put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Northeast by a score of 17-7. The 17-point effort marked the Fighting Irish's lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Willie Batts was his usual excellent self, rushing for 135 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Dublin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 256 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Bleckley County's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Dublin, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Bleckley County strolled past Dublin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 42-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Dublin's Kameron Hampton, who rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Bleckley County to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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