Chattahoochee County has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Marion County Eagles at 7:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Last Friday, Chattahoochee County was fully in charge, breezing past Central 48-6 on the road.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marion County). They breezed by Crawford County at home to the tune of 56-14 on Friday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-14.
Jayden Richardson was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Dayvion Crawford, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Marion County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kay Kelley and Richardson.
Chattahoochee County's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-4. As for Marion County, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4.
Chattahoochee County took a serious blow against Marion County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 41-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Richardson, who rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Now that Chattahoochee County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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