Despite a strong season so far, Wheeler County has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They took a 13-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by exactly seven points.
Shiann Carey threw for 131 yards on ten of 18 attempts.
Nikita James was her top target, picking up 61 receiving yards.
Wheeler County's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4. As for Fitzgerald, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Wheeler County wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 31-0 win against Macon County on the 21st. As for Fitzgerald, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 8-0 defeat against Telfair County on the 21st.
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