The Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets will square off against the Liberty County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
If Southeast Bulloch beats Liberty County with 35 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Southeast Bulloch took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 35-8 victory over Windsor Forest. Considering the Yellow Jackets have won three matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Southeast Bulloch wouldn't let Windsor Forest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Chase Douglas led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Forest Fretwell also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Liberty County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Islands a 21-0 shutout on Friday. The Panthers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Liberty County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Elijah Brown, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Liberty County's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Christian Hines was the leader with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
The win made it two in a row for Southeast Bulloch and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Liberty County, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3.
Southeast Bulloch took their win against Liberty County when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 21-0. Does Southeast Bulloch have another victory up their sleeve, or will Liberty County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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