The Ware County Gators will head out on the road to square off against the North Oconee Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ware County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Tucker to the tune of 38-0. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Tigers are ranked 148th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ware County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tayshaun Franklin, who rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Ware County is 3-1 when Franklin posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 3-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalondi O'Hara, who picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Ware County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, North Oconee put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 49-0 win over Eagle's Landing.
North Oconee's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.9 points per game. As for Ware County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season.
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