After both having extra time off, the Schley County Wildcats and the Trion Bulldogs will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Schley County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.5 points per game this season.
Trion is hoping to do what Marion County couldn't back in October: put an end to Schley County's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Schley County came out on top against Marion County by a score of 40-28.
A big part of Schley County's victory came down to the chemistry between Blake Weldon and his top target Kendall Sims. Weldon threw for 128 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes while Sims picked up 94 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Weldon a new career-high in rushing yards (13).
Meanwhile, a win for Trion just wasn't in the cards two weeks ago as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 42-16 to Bowdon. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Red Devils recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Kade Smith and Charles Maxell Iii. Maxell Iii had a great game and rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Meanwhile, Smith was balling out in the loss, throwing for 201 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 49 yards.
Schley County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.3 points per game. As for Trion, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
Everything came up roses for Schley County against Trion in their previous meeting back in November of 2018, as the squad secured a 40-13 victory. In that matchup, Schley County amassed a halftime lead of 27-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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