The Jasper County Hurricanes will take on the Social Circle Redskins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Jasper County comes in on five and Social Circle on three.
Last Friday, Jasper County was able to grind out a solid victory over McNair, taking the game 22-14.
Jasper County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jalen Stewart led the charge by rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown. Backing up that air attack was Jamarkus Thomas, who rushed for 104 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Jasper County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Jasper County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Bryan Ridley, DeMonte Greene, and MJ Maddox picked up one apiece. Ridley has been hot recently, having also posted eight or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Jasper County got some further help from Cope Durand: he made 23 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Social Circle strolled past McNair with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 38-19. The Redskins pushed the score to 31-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Social Circle to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jameccus Hardge, who rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Jude Nelson, who picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Jasper County pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Social Circle, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Jasper County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 228.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Social Circle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 157.3. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Jasper County couldn't quite finish off Social Circle in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 23-21. Can Jasper County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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