The Berrien Rebels will head out on the road to face off against the Brantley County Herons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Berrien is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Berrien is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Fitzgerald on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Berrien was dealt a 56-7 defeat at the hands of Fitzgerald. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 388th, while the Purple Hurricane are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Brantley County's offense. They were beaten by Thomasville 62-0 on Friday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Herons haven't been shut out since back in September.
Berrien's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Brantley County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Everything went Berrien's way against Brantley County in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, as Berrien made off with a 27-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Berrien since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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