On Friday Bowdon will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Metter Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bowdon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Taylor County 49-7. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Red Devils had established a 35 point advantage.
Bowdon got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Charles Maxell Iii out in front who threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. Bowdon also got a significant boost from Nathan Bhony, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 114 yards.
Bowdon's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Taylor County's QB won't forget Dylan Mcgrinn anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Mcgrinn has been hot for a while, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last 17 times he's played.
Meanwhile, Metter came tearing into Saturday's game with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Red Devils 37-7. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Red Devils are ranked 309th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Metter's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Michael Ricks, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and Kahne Brown, who rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Brown's longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Elijah Dickerson was another key player, picking up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Metter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. They are a perfect 3-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Metter's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.5 points per game. As for Bowdon, their record now sits at 9-2.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Maxell Iii and Ricks. Maxell Iii just won't slow down this season and has thrown 30 touchdowns while averaging 190.3 passing yards per game. Ricks has been a dominant force too and has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 91.7 passing yards per game.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Bowdon has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 273.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Metter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 207.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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