The Liberty County Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Liberty County: 16, Southeast Bulloch: 17.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Liberty County took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They never let Islands onto the board and left with a 21-0 victory. 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 a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was 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. Christian Hines was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Southeast Bulloch won against Johnson last Friday with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Southeast Bulloch claimed a resounding 35-8 victory over Windsor Forest on the road. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Knights are ranked 342nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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.
Liberty County's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3. As for Southeast Bulloch, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Liberty County suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Southeast Bulloch in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Thankfully for Liberty County, Will Nelson (who rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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