The Long County Blue Tide are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Groves Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Groves took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Long County, who comes in off a win.
Long County's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over Johnson. Given the Blue Tide's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Atomsmashers are ranked 322nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Groves was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They were beaten by Jenkins 58-0.
The win made it two in a row for Long County and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Groves, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Long County against Groves in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 76-26 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Groves' Trenton Tukes, who threw for 321 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per attempt. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Long County still be able to contain Tukes? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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