On Friday Fayette County will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the Whitewater Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Fayette County is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Upson-Lee on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fayette County was beaten by Upson-Lee 50-7. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 348th, while the Knights are ranked 122nd).
Meanwhile, Whitewater was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 28-21 to Sandy Creek. While the Wildcats had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Patriots 14-8.
Fayette County dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Whitewater, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Fayette County took a serious blow against Whitewater in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 47-3. Can Fayette County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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