After only three points in their last matchup, Colquitt County made sure to put some points up on the board against Tift County on Friday. The Colquitt County Packers strolled past the Tift County Blue Devils with points to spare, taking the game 35-17. Given the Packers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Colquitt County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ty'Jaevian Lamar, who rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 31 receiving yards. Colquitt County also got a significant boost from Day'Shawn Brown, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
When it comes to explaining why Tift County lost, don't look at Damieon Dixon. Despite the final result, he threw for 329 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes, and also rushed for 54 yards on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Dixon a new career-high in rushing yards. Daijon Hayes was Dixon's top target, picking up 148 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Colquitt County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Tift County, their defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Colquitt County's road trip will continue as they head out to face Camden County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Camden County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 49 points per game this season. As for Tift County, they will take on Valdosta at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Valdosta also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 37.3 points per game.
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