Franklin County hasn't had much luck against Stephens County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Franklin County Lions will look to defend their home field against the Stephens County Indians at 7:30 p.m. Franklin County's defense has only allowed 16.8 points per game this season, so Stephens County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Franklin County is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering West Hall just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 27-13 bruising from the Spartans.
Meanwhile, Stephens County entered their contest against Oconee County two weeks ago without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Stephens County lost 35-10 to Oconee County. The match marked the Indians' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Franklin County's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Stephens County, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Franklin County was dealt a bruising 52-7 defeat at the hands of Stephens County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stephens County's Javin Gordon, who rushed for 201 yards and six touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Franklin County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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