After each having a week off, the East Hall Vikings and the West Hall Spartans will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for East Hall and three for West Hall.
East Hall is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Jefferson last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Hall was dealt a 49-7 loss at the hands of Jefferson. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Dragons are ranked 51st).
Meanwhile, West Hall fell victim to Oconee County and their airtight defense last Friday. They were beaten by the Warriors 50-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Spartans were not able to get on the board.
East Hall's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for West Hall, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
East Hall was able to grind out a solid win over West Hall when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 35-28. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was West Hall's Elijah Hayes, who rushed for 206 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will East Hall still be able to contain Hayes? There's only one way to find out.
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