After each having a week off, the Peach County Trojans and the Bainbridge Bearcats will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Peach County has five straight victories, Bainbridge has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Peach County was fully in charge, breezing past Dougherty 49-14 on the road. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Meanwhile, Bainbridge scored the most points they've had all season last Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Westover by a score of 40-37. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Bearcats have suffered against the Patriots since October 31, 2014.
Despite the defeat, Bainbridge had strong showings from Brooks Hines, who threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns, and Ja'Veen Breedlove, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (101 yards to be exact) went to Vontrey Willingham, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for Bainbridge, adding 13 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Riggs Rentz: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 4-for-4 kicking extra points for an additional four.
Peach County's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Bainbridge, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
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