Chipley has won six straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Holmes County has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Chipley Tigers will host the Holmes County Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Chipley's defense has only allowed 9.6 points per game this season, so Holmes County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Chipley is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Jay just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 23-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Royals. The matchup marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Holmes County won against Rutherford two weeks ago with 34 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Holmes County walked away with a 34-27 win over Northview.
Holmes County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Colby Powell, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Powell a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Bowden Bailey, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Holmes County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Chipley fell to 4-1. As for Holmes County, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
Things could have been worse for Chipley, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 26-7 loss to Holmes County in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Chipley, Landon Lumpkin (who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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