After each having a week off, the Gordon Lee Trojans and the Elbert County Blue Devils will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gordon Lee will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Gordon Lee is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Fannin County just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Friday. They fell just short of the Rebels by a score of 30-27. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Rebels are ranked 100th).
Even though they lost, Gordon Lee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Elbert County hadn't done well against Rabun County recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Friday. Elbert County came out on top against Rabun County by a score of 28-21.
Elbert County had a senior duo take command as Jacari Barnett rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns and Jayvyn Hickman rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown. Barnett's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 112 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Ty'Rikis Jones, who picked up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Elbert County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.8 points per game. As for Gordon Lee, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
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