The Lamar County Trojans and the Northeast Raiders are set to duel on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lamar County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Dade County 51-10. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Lamar County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 476 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Lamar County's defense made their presence known, laying out Bryson Shrader. five times. Bryson Johnson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself. He has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last six times he's played. Ajavion Vereen was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble and making 11 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Northeast had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They breezed by the Tigers to the tune of 46-7. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Tigers are ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northeast relied on the efforts of Nick Woodford, who rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and Reginald Glover, who rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries.
Northeast pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.7 points per game. As for Lamar County, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Lamar County beat Northeast 28-20 when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Will Lamar County repeat their success, or does Northeast have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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